EMT--Trauma Practice Test
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1. During transport of a patient with a head injury, what Mental status
assessment factor will provide you with the most infor-
mation regarding the patient's condition?
A. Pupil size
B. Heart size
C. Mental status
D. Blood pressure
2. A young man fell and landed on his outstretched hand, Radial
resulting in pain and deformity to the left midshaft
forearm. Distal circulation should be assessed at which
of the following pulse locations?
A. Radial
B. Brachial
C. Pedal
D. Popliteal
3. You are called to a local nightclub for an injured pa- control the bleeding
tient. Upon arrival, you see a young man who is lying
on the ground screaming in pain, bright red blood is
spurting from an apparent stab wound to his groin
area. Your first action should be to
A. control the bleeding
B. apply 100% oxygen
C. ensure an open airway
D. elevate the patient's legs
4. During a soccer game, a 20 year old man collided A sling to support the left
shoulder to shoulder with another player. He has pain arm and swathes to secure
and a noticeable anterior bulge to the left shoulder. the arm to the body
What is the most effective method of immobilizing this
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injury?
A. An air-inflatable splint with the left arm immobilized
in the flexed position
B. A long board splint with the left arm immobilized in
the extended position
C. A sling to support the left arm and swathes to secure
the arm to the body
D. A sling to support the left arm and swathes to main-
tain downward traction
5. Which of the following mechanisms of injury would A stable patient involved in
necessitate performing a rapid trauma assessment? a car crash, whose passen-
ger was killed
A. A 5'8" tall adult who fell 12' from a roof and landed
on his side
B. A stable patient involved in a car crash, whose pas-
senger was killed
C. Amputation of three toes from the patient's left foot
with controlled bleeding
D. An impaled object in the patient's lower extremity
with minimal venous bleeding
6. You are assessing a 33 year old male's Glasgow Coma 7
Scale (GCS) score. The patient opens his eyes in re-
sponse to pain, is speaking with incomprehensible
words, and withdraws from pain by flexing his upper
extremities. What is his GCS score?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
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1. During transport of a patient with a head injury, what Mental status
assessment factor will provide you with the most infor-
mation regarding the patient's condition?
A. Pupil size
B. Heart size
C. Mental status
D. Blood pressure
2. A young man fell and landed on his outstretched hand, Radial
resulting in pain and deformity to the left midshaft
forearm. Distal circulation should be assessed at which
of the following pulse locations?
A. Radial
B. Brachial
C. Pedal
D. Popliteal
3. You are called to a local nightclub for an injured pa- control the bleeding
tient. Upon arrival, you see a young man who is lying
on the ground screaming in pain, bright red blood is
spurting from an apparent stab wound to his groin
area. Your first action should be to
A. control the bleeding
B. apply 100% oxygen
C. ensure an open airway
D. elevate the patient's legs
4. During a soccer game, a 20 year old man collided A sling to support the left
shoulder to shoulder with another player. He has pain arm and swathes to secure
and a noticeable anterior bulge to the left shoulder. the arm to the body
What is the most effective method of immobilizing this
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injury?
A. An air-inflatable splint with the left arm immobilized
in the flexed position
B. A long board splint with the left arm immobilized in
the extended position
C. A sling to support the left arm and swathes to secure
the arm to the body
D. A sling to support the left arm and swathes to main-
tain downward traction
5. Which of the following mechanisms of injury would A stable patient involved in
necessitate performing a rapid trauma assessment? a car crash, whose passen-
ger was killed
A. A 5'8" tall adult who fell 12' from a roof and landed
on his side
B. A stable patient involved in a car crash, whose pas-
senger was killed
C. Amputation of three toes from the patient's left foot
with controlled bleeding
D. An impaled object in the patient's lower extremity
with minimal venous bleeding
6. You are assessing a 33 year old male's Glasgow Coma 7
Scale (GCS) score. The patient opens his eyes in re-
sponse to pain, is speaking with incomprehensible
words, and withdraws from pain by flexing his upper
extremities. What is his GCS score?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
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