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Prehospital Emergency Care Chapter #28 EXAM GRADED A+ QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026 VERIFIED
1) A middle-aged male's arm became caught in a grinding machine, and the
arm was eventually extricated from the machine by coworkers. As you
approach the patient, you note him to be holding a bloody towel over a
severely deformed right arm. The patient is alert and anxious, and he has a
patent airway. His breathing is adequate and his left radial pulse is fast and
strong. You note his skin to be cool and diaphoretic. Given this information,
which care would be provided first for this patient?
A) Start positive pressure ventilation
B) Perform a detailed secondary exam focusing on his arm
C) Insert an oropharyngeal airway and administer oxygen
D) Administer supplemental oxygen
D) Administer supplemental oxygen
2) Severe external bleeding should be controlled during which phase of the
patient assessment?
A) Primary assessment
B) Scene size-up
C) Secondary assessment
D) Reassessment
A) Primary assessment
3) The EMT is by the side of a young female who was cut while washing
dishes. She has a jagged laceration to her left forearm that is bleeding steadily
and heavily. When attempting to control the bleeding, the EMT would first:
A) Tightly wrap roller gauze around a large sterile dressing placed over the top
of the injury
B) Apply direct pressure to the elbow to slow the flow of blood into the distal
arm
C) Place a large sterile dressing over the site, with hand pressure applied over
the top of the dressing
D) Wrap the injury site tightly with roller gauze and apply a tourniquet above
the laceration
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C) Place a large sterile dressing over the site, with hand pressure applied over the
top of the dressing
4) Direct pressure has failed to control an arterial bleed on a patient's lower leg
caused by an industrial accident. What would the EMT's next action be?
A) Provide oxygen
B) Apply a tourniquet
C) Provide immediate transport
D) Splint the extremity
B) Apply a tourniquet
5) A 24-year-old male has cut his arm with a table saw. Assessment reveals
dark red blood flowing steadily from the laceration. As an EMT, you would
identify this bleeding as:
A) Arterial
B) Capillary
C) Venous
D) Lymphatic
C) Venous
6) While en route to a domestic violence incident with possible injuries, the
police contact you and report that a male patient has arterial bleeding from a
stab wound to the arm. Given this information, which bleeding characteristics
do you expect?
A) Dark red blood flowing from the injury that is difficult to control
B) Bright red blood oozing from the injury site that is easy to control
C) Spurting blood that is dark red in color and difficult to control
D) Bright red blood that is spurting with each beat of the heart
D) Bright red blood that is spurting with each beat of the heart
7) You arrive at a meat packing plant to find a 30-year-old male patient who
was cut in the wrist with a sharp knife. The patient appears pale, and blood is
spurting from the laceration. Your immediate action would be to:
A) Assess and manage the airway
B) Apply direct pressure to the laceration
C) Provide supplemental oxygen
D) Check the pulse and blood pressure
B) Apply direct pressure to the laceration
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8) As you approach a young male lying on the sidewalk who was called into
911 as an "unresponsive male," you observe an area of dark blood on his
pants. He appears lethargic, pale, and diaphoretic. Your first action in caring
for this patient would be to:
A) Apply oxygen
B) Cut the pants
C) Assess the airway
D) Elevate the leg
C) Assess the airway
9) Which statement shows that the EMT understands the use of a tourniquet in
controlling bleeding?
A) "A tourniquet should be applied tightly enough that arterial blood flow distal
to the tourniquet is completely stopped."
B) "If the tourniquet appears to have stopped the bleeding, the EMT should
loosen it slightly to allow a small amount of blood to perfuse the tissues."
C) "If a blood pressure cuff is used as a tourniquet, the EMT should inflate it
approximately 50 mmHg above the patient's systolic blood pressure."
D) "Since arteries run close to the body's surface in a joint, the best place to
apply a tourniquet is over the joint just above the site of hemorrhage."
A) "A tourniquet should be applied tightly enough that arterial blood flow distal to the
tourniquet is completely stopped."
10) A young male was riding a motorcycle when he lost control and was
thrown from the vehicle. The patient is unresponsive and receiving positive
pressure ventilation. The secondary assessment reveals bright blood flowing
from an unrecognized femoral bleed. Initial management of this bleeding
would include:
A) Application of a proximal tourniquet
B) Direct pressure with a dressing applied
C) Elevating the extremity and applying a cold compress
D) Placing a tourniquet distal to the injury if direct pressure fails to stop the
bleed
B) Direct pressure with a dressing applied
11) Another crew has called for your assistance in extricating an obese male
with a nosebleed from a third-floor bedroom. As you enter the room, which
Prehospital Emergency Care Chapter #28 EXAM GRADED A+ QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026 VERIFIED
1) A middle-aged male's arm became caught in a grinding machine, and the
arm was eventually extricated from the machine by coworkers. As you
approach the patient, you note him to be holding a bloody towel over a
severely deformed right arm. The patient is alert and anxious, and he has a
patent airway. His breathing is adequate and his left radial pulse is fast and
strong. You note his skin to be cool and diaphoretic. Given this information,
which care would be provided first for this patient?
A) Start positive pressure ventilation
B) Perform a detailed secondary exam focusing on his arm
C) Insert an oropharyngeal airway and administer oxygen
D) Administer supplemental oxygen
D) Administer supplemental oxygen
2) Severe external bleeding should be controlled during which phase of the
patient assessment?
A) Primary assessment
B) Scene size-up
C) Secondary assessment
D) Reassessment
A) Primary assessment
3) The EMT is by the side of a young female who was cut while washing
dishes. She has a jagged laceration to her left forearm that is bleeding steadily
and heavily. When attempting to control the bleeding, the EMT would first:
A) Tightly wrap roller gauze around a large sterile dressing placed over the top
of the injury
B) Apply direct pressure to the elbow to slow the flow of blood into the distal
arm
C) Place a large sterile dressing over the site, with hand pressure applied over
the top of the dressing
D) Wrap the injury site tightly with roller gauze and apply a tourniquet above
the laceration
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C) Place a large sterile dressing over the site, with hand pressure applied over the
top of the dressing
4) Direct pressure has failed to control an arterial bleed on a patient's lower leg
caused by an industrial accident. What would the EMT's next action be?
A) Provide oxygen
B) Apply a tourniquet
C) Provide immediate transport
D) Splint the extremity
B) Apply a tourniquet
5) A 24-year-old male has cut his arm with a table saw. Assessment reveals
dark red blood flowing steadily from the laceration. As an EMT, you would
identify this bleeding as:
A) Arterial
B) Capillary
C) Venous
D) Lymphatic
C) Venous
6) While en route to a domestic violence incident with possible injuries, the
police contact you and report that a male patient has arterial bleeding from a
stab wound to the arm. Given this information, which bleeding characteristics
do you expect?
A) Dark red blood flowing from the injury that is difficult to control
B) Bright red blood oozing from the injury site that is easy to control
C) Spurting blood that is dark red in color and difficult to control
D) Bright red blood that is spurting with each beat of the heart
D) Bright red blood that is spurting with each beat of the heart
7) You arrive at a meat packing plant to find a 30-year-old male patient who
was cut in the wrist with a sharp knife. The patient appears pale, and blood is
spurting from the laceration. Your immediate action would be to:
A) Assess and manage the airway
B) Apply direct pressure to the laceration
C) Provide supplemental oxygen
D) Check the pulse and blood pressure
B) Apply direct pressure to the laceration
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8) As you approach a young male lying on the sidewalk who was called into
911 as an "unresponsive male," you observe an area of dark blood on his
pants. He appears lethargic, pale, and diaphoretic. Your first action in caring
for this patient would be to:
A) Apply oxygen
B) Cut the pants
C) Assess the airway
D) Elevate the leg
C) Assess the airway
9) Which statement shows that the EMT understands the use of a tourniquet in
controlling bleeding?
A) "A tourniquet should be applied tightly enough that arterial blood flow distal
to the tourniquet is completely stopped."
B) "If the tourniquet appears to have stopped the bleeding, the EMT should
loosen it slightly to allow a small amount of blood to perfuse the tissues."
C) "If a blood pressure cuff is used as a tourniquet, the EMT should inflate it
approximately 50 mmHg above the patient's systolic blood pressure."
D) "Since arteries run close to the body's surface in a joint, the best place to
apply a tourniquet is over the joint just above the site of hemorrhage."
A) "A tourniquet should be applied tightly enough that arterial blood flow distal to the
tourniquet is completely stopped."
10) A young male was riding a motorcycle when he lost control and was
thrown from the vehicle. The patient is unresponsive and receiving positive
pressure ventilation. The secondary assessment reveals bright blood flowing
from an unrecognized femoral bleed. Initial management of this bleeding
would include:
A) Application of a proximal tourniquet
B) Direct pressure with a dressing applied
C) Elevating the extremity and applying a cold compress
D) Placing a tourniquet distal to the injury if direct pressure fails to stop the
bleed
B) Direct pressure with a dressing applied
11) Another crew has called for your assistance in extricating an obese male
with a nosebleed from a third-floor bedroom. As you enter the room, which
