Prehospital Emergency Care, Chapter 35Actual Exam (2025) comprehensive questions
and verified answers ( detailed & elaborated) 2025-2026 TEST
1) You have been called for a male patient who was shot with a rifle.
Assessment reveals an entrance wound to the left lower quadrant of the
abdomen. A hemorrhaging exit wound to the left lower back is also located.
What should you do immediately?
A) Cover the abdominal wounds with dry sterile gauze dressings
B) Auscultate the patient's breath sounds
C) Cover the entrance wound with a gloved hand
D) Place a cervical collar on the patient
C) Cover the entrance wound with a gloved hand
2) You have arrived on the scene for a patient assaulted with a baseball bat. As
you approach, which position would seemingly indicate that he has suffered
an injury to the abdomen?
A) Supine with legs extended and toes pointed
B) Prone with hands on the back
C) Standing with restless movement and pacing
D) On his side with knees drawn to the chest
D) On his side with knees drawn to the chest
3) You have arrived on the scene of a stabbing. As you approach the patient,
you note that his shirt is off and a single stab wound to the right lower
quadrant of the abdomen is evident. The patient appears unresponsive as you
approach. At the patient's side, your first action should be to:
A) Cover the wound with a nonporous dressing
B) Examine the patient's airway
C) Quickly look for additional stab wounds
D) Provide oxygen via nonrebreather face mask
B) Examine the patient's airway
4) You have just arrived on the scene of a very serious motor vehicle collision.
Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) have rapidly extricated an
unresponsive female from the driver's seat. The EMRs report that she was
unrestrained and struck the steering wheel with her chest and abdomen. As
, you start the primary assessment, you note that the patient has snoring
respirations and demonstrates shallow breathing at a rate of 24 breaths per
minute. What should you do next?
A) Obtain vital signs
B) Secure the patient to backboard with a cervical collar placed
C) Perform a jaw-thrust maneuver
D) Start positive pressure ventilation
C) Perform a jaw-thrust maneuver
5) A patient has been stabbed in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen.
Which solid organ should the EMT be most concerned with being injured?
A) Liver
B) Stomach
C) Small intestine
D) Kidney
A) Liver
6) The EMT recognizes that the division between the thoracic and abdominal
cavities lies approximately:
A) At the level of the umbilicus
B) At the fifth intercostal space
C) Below the twelfth rib
D) Above the twelfth thoracic vertebra
B) At the fifth intercostal space
7) Which abdominal organ or structure, if seriously injured, would cause the
most rapid death?
A) Descending aorta
B) Spleen
C) Stomach
D) Large intestine
A) Descending aorta
8) A patient who experienced blunt trauma to the abdomen has a lacerated
liver. Given this information, what would represent the most immediate threat
to life?
A) Liver infection
B) Significant pain
and verified answers ( detailed & elaborated) 2025-2026 TEST
1) You have been called for a male patient who was shot with a rifle.
Assessment reveals an entrance wound to the left lower quadrant of the
abdomen. A hemorrhaging exit wound to the left lower back is also located.
What should you do immediately?
A) Cover the abdominal wounds with dry sterile gauze dressings
B) Auscultate the patient's breath sounds
C) Cover the entrance wound with a gloved hand
D) Place a cervical collar on the patient
C) Cover the entrance wound with a gloved hand
2) You have arrived on the scene for a patient assaulted with a baseball bat. As
you approach, which position would seemingly indicate that he has suffered
an injury to the abdomen?
A) Supine with legs extended and toes pointed
B) Prone with hands on the back
C) Standing with restless movement and pacing
D) On his side with knees drawn to the chest
D) On his side with knees drawn to the chest
3) You have arrived on the scene of a stabbing. As you approach the patient,
you note that his shirt is off and a single stab wound to the right lower
quadrant of the abdomen is evident. The patient appears unresponsive as you
approach. At the patient's side, your first action should be to:
A) Cover the wound with a nonporous dressing
B) Examine the patient's airway
C) Quickly look for additional stab wounds
D) Provide oxygen via nonrebreather face mask
B) Examine the patient's airway
4) You have just arrived on the scene of a very serious motor vehicle collision.
Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) have rapidly extricated an
unresponsive female from the driver's seat. The EMRs report that she was
unrestrained and struck the steering wheel with her chest and abdomen. As
, you start the primary assessment, you note that the patient has snoring
respirations and demonstrates shallow breathing at a rate of 24 breaths per
minute. What should you do next?
A) Obtain vital signs
B) Secure the patient to backboard with a cervical collar placed
C) Perform a jaw-thrust maneuver
D) Start positive pressure ventilation
C) Perform a jaw-thrust maneuver
5) A patient has been stabbed in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen.
Which solid organ should the EMT be most concerned with being injured?
A) Liver
B) Stomach
C) Small intestine
D) Kidney
A) Liver
6) The EMT recognizes that the division between the thoracic and abdominal
cavities lies approximately:
A) At the level of the umbilicus
B) At the fifth intercostal space
C) Below the twelfth rib
D) Above the twelfth thoracic vertebra
B) At the fifth intercostal space
7) Which abdominal organ or structure, if seriously injured, would cause the
most rapid death?
A) Descending aorta
B) Spleen
C) Stomach
D) Large intestine
A) Descending aorta
8) A patient who experienced blunt trauma to the abdomen has a lacerated
liver. Given this information, what would represent the most immediate threat
to life?
A) Liver infection
B) Significant pain
