EMT FISDAP TRAUMA EXAM 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ELABORATE ANSWERS/ ALREADY
GRADED A+
1. Upon arriving at a motor vehicle crash, what is your first priority?
A) Assess airway
B) Ensure scene safety
C) Begin patient assessment
D) Call for additional EMS units
Answer: B) Ensure scene safety
2. You arrive at a scene with downed power lines. What should you do first?
A) Approach the patient and begin care
B) Call the fire department
C) Wait for power to be shut off before entering
D) Move the patient away from wires
Answer: C) Wait for power to be shut off before entering
3. Which of the following is a high-risk mechanism of injury (MOI)?
A) Fall from 2 feet
B) Rear-end collision at 5 mph
C) Fall from 20 feet
D) Minor sports injury
Answer: C) Fall from 20 feet
4. A patient is in a building with heavy smoke. What is your priority?
A) Check for breathing
B) Ensure your own safety and exit
C) Begin CPR
D) Apply oxygen
Answer: B) Ensure your own safety and exit
5. You are assessing a patient at the scene of a motorcycle crash. What should you
check first?
A) Level of consciousness
B) Bleeding
C) Cervical spine
D) Vital signs
Answer: A) Level of consciousness
,6. Which personal protective equipment (PPE) is MOST important at a trauma
scene?
A) Gloves
B) Helmet
C) Safety goggles
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
7. You find a patient trapped in a vehicle with suspected spinal injury. What is your
first step?
A) Move the patient to a stretcher
B) Begin rapid extrication
C) Stabilize the head and spine
D) Apply cervical collar after moving the patient
Answer: C) Stabilize the head and spine
8. A patient has been ejected from a car. What is your assumption regarding injuries?
A) Minor abrasions only
B) Likely multiple severe injuries
C) Only head trauma
D) Only lower extremity fractures
Answer: B) Likely multiple severe injuries
9. When approaching a trauma patient, which of the following is part of scene size-
up?
A) MOI/NOI
B) BSI/PPE
C) Number of patients
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
10. You arrive at a chemical spill where a patient is exposed. What is your priority?
A) Begin assessment immediately
B) Ensure scene is safe and decontaminate the patient
C) Move the patient without precautions
D) Check vital signs first
Answer: B) Ensure scene is safe and decontaminate the patient
11. What is the primary purpose of the scene size-up?
A) Determine treatment priority
B) Evaluate MOI and hazards
C) Record patient information
, D) Apply cervical collar
Answer: B) Evaluate MOI and hazards
12. When calling for additional resources, what should you report?
A) Patient age only
B) Number of patients, MOI, and hazards
C) Only vital signs
D) Only location
Answer: B) Number of patients, MOI, and hazards
Category 2: Primary Survey / Airway / Breathing (13–35)
13. The first step in the primary survey is:
A) Airway
B) Breathing
C) Circulation
D) Level of consciousness
Answer: D) Level of consciousness (or general responsiveness)
14. A patient is snoring loudly. What should you do first?
A) Start CPR
B) Use a jaw-thrust or head-tilt maneuver
C) Apply oxygen via nasal cannula
D) Prepare for intubation
Answer: B) Use a jaw-thrust or head-tilt maneuver
15. You hear gurgling in a trauma patient’s airway. What is the best intervention?
A) Suction the airway
B) Apply oxygen via NRB mask
C) Begin chest compressions
D) Roll patient on side
Answer: A) Suction the airway
16. Which is a sign of inadequate breathing?
A) Respiratory rate of 14/min
B) Equal chest rise
C) Use of accessory muscles and nasal flaring
D) Patient speaking full sentences
Answer: C) Use of accessory muscles and nasal flaring
QUESTIONS AND ELABORATE ANSWERS/ ALREADY
GRADED A+
1. Upon arriving at a motor vehicle crash, what is your first priority?
A) Assess airway
B) Ensure scene safety
C) Begin patient assessment
D) Call for additional EMS units
Answer: B) Ensure scene safety
2. You arrive at a scene with downed power lines. What should you do first?
A) Approach the patient and begin care
B) Call the fire department
C) Wait for power to be shut off before entering
D) Move the patient away from wires
Answer: C) Wait for power to be shut off before entering
3. Which of the following is a high-risk mechanism of injury (MOI)?
A) Fall from 2 feet
B) Rear-end collision at 5 mph
C) Fall from 20 feet
D) Minor sports injury
Answer: C) Fall from 20 feet
4. A patient is in a building with heavy smoke. What is your priority?
A) Check for breathing
B) Ensure your own safety and exit
C) Begin CPR
D) Apply oxygen
Answer: B) Ensure your own safety and exit
5. You are assessing a patient at the scene of a motorcycle crash. What should you
check first?
A) Level of consciousness
B) Bleeding
C) Cervical spine
D) Vital signs
Answer: A) Level of consciousness
,6. Which personal protective equipment (PPE) is MOST important at a trauma
scene?
A) Gloves
B) Helmet
C) Safety goggles
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
7. You find a patient trapped in a vehicle with suspected spinal injury. What is your
first step?
A) Move the patient to a stretcher
B) Begin rapid extrication
C) Stabilize the head and spine
D) Apply cervical collar after moving the patient
Answer: C) Stabilize the head and spine
8. A patient has been ejected from a car. What is your assumption regarding injuries?
A) Minor abrasions only
B) Likely multiple severe injuries
C) Only head trauma
D) Only lower extremity fractures
Answer: B) Likely multiple severe injuries
9. When approaching a trauma patient, which of the following is part of scene size-
up?
A) MOI/NOI
B) BSI/PPE
C) Number of patients
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
10. You arrive at a chemical spill where a patient is exposed. What is your priority?
A) Begin assessment immediately
B) Ensure scene is safe and decontaminate the patient
C) Move the patient without precautions
D) Check vital signs first
Answer: B) Ensure scene is safe and decontaminate the patient
11. What is the primary purpose of the scene size-up?
A) Determine treatment priority
B) Evaluate MOI and hazards
C) Record patient information
, D) Apply cervical collar
Answer: B) Evaluate MOI and hazards
12. When calling for additional resources, what should you report?
A) Patient age only
B) Number of patients, MOI, and hazards
C) Only vital signs
D) Only location
Answer: B) Number of patients, MOI, and hazards
Category 2: Primary Survey / Airway / Breathing (13–35)
13. The first step in the primary survey is:
A) Airway
B) Breathing
C) Circulation
D) Level of consciousness
Answer: D) Level of consciousness (or general responsiveness)
14. A patient is snoring loudly. What should you do first?
A) Start CPR
B) Use a jaw-thrust or head-tilt maneuver
C) Apply oxygen via nasal cannula
D) Prepare for intubation
Answer: B) Use a jaw-thrust or head-tilt maneuver
15. You hear gurgling in a trauma patient’s airway. What is the best intervention?
A) Suction the airway
B) Apply oxygen via NRB mask
C) Begin chest compressions
D) Roll patient on side
Answer: A) Suction the airway
16. Which is a sign of inadequate breathing?
A) Respiratory rate of 14/min
B) Equal chest rise
C) Use of accessory muscles and nasal flaring
D) Patient speaking full sentences
Answer: C) Use of accessory muscles and nasal flaring
