UCLA EMT TRAUMA CERTIFICATION 2026 EXAM PREP WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

UCLA EMT TRAUMA CERTIFICATION 2026
EXAM PREP WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS


◉ How do you assess the Verbal for Glasgow Coma Scale? Answer: It is
assessed as:
5 - oriented
4 - confused
3 - inappropriate
2 - incomprehensible
1 - unresponsive


◉ How do you assess the Motion for Glasgow Coma Scale? Answer: It
is assessed as:
6 - obeys command
5 - moves to localized pain
4 - flex to with withdraw from pain
3 - abnormal flex
2 - abnormal extension
1 - unresponsive

,◉ When doing rapid assessment, what are you looking for in each body
part? Answer: Head
-bleeding in skull
-battle signs around the eyes
-broken jaw
-bleeding/spinal fluid leakage from ears


Neck
-jugular vein distention
-tracheal deviation
-spinal step off


Chest
-feel clavicles
-feel for rib flail
-run hand down the chest and checking sternum


Abdomen
-looking for tenderness


Pelvis
-check if pelvis has any injuries by doing pelvis thrust

, Genitalia
-if perinent to chief complaint


Legs
-CMS
-any injury


Arms
-CMS
-any injury


Back
-tenderness in back
-spinal injury


◉ What are the two stages of shock? What happens in each stage?
Answer: Stage I (compensated)
-low blood perfusion is detected
-tachycardia
-cool pale diaphoretic
-infants have no capillary refill