EMT FISDAP FINAL, EMT Final Practice Fisdap, emt readiness
exam 2 || Graded A+.
A 56 yr old male complains of tearing chest pain that radiates to his back. He was the restrained
driver involved in a car-crash at high-way speeds. What should your secondary assessment
include? correct answers Bilateral upper extermity blood pressures
A 34 yr old male has a fractured left elbow and his arm is cyanotic and pulse less. What should
you do. correct answers Align with gentle traction until restiance is met.
A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the lower left quadrant. He was minor bleeding from the wound.
What should you do. correct answers Apply an occlusive dressing
Which injury is most likely to develop compartment syndrome. correct answers Closed tibia
fracture.
A 21 yr old female has an open femur fracture after falling off a horse. What should you do.
correct answers Apply manual stabilization to her femur.
An altered 19 yr old male was musty extricated from a burning building by the fire department.
He has soot around his mouth and nose. What should you do? correct answers Remove and
smoldering clothing
A 41 yr old male was kicked in the chest by a horse. He is short of breath and he has a contusion
to his sternum. Vital signs are BP 96/78, P 124, R 24 and shallow. What should you suspect.
correct answers Cardiac tamponade
A 21 yr old male is semi conscious and lying kiddywampus at the bottom of 2 flights of stairs.
What should you do? correct answers Manually stabilize c-spine
,Which injury or condition should be managed first in a patient with multi-system trauma? correct
answers Bleeding within the oral cavity
A 22 yr old male has a knife impaled in the upper right quadrant of his abdomen. He complains
of the painful when he inhales and shortness of breathing. What should you suspect. correct
answers Diaphragmatic tear
A 21 year old male has a large piece of glass impaled in his eye. What should you do? correct
answers Stabilize the glass with a paper cup
What is the the term for the injury in which the epidermis remains intact, but cells and blood
vessels in the dermis may be damaged. correct answers contusion, bruise
An unresponsive 49 yer old male is supine on the road next to a crashed motorcycle. What
should you do? correct answers Hold c-spine
Wha type of injury results from prolonged compression forces applied to soft tissue? correct
answers Crush injury
A 20 yr old male was the unrestrained driver in a car crash. He is anxious, pale and has absent
lung sounds on the left side. Vitals signs are BP 80/48, P 132, R 31 and shallow. What should
you suspect. correct answers Tension pneumothorax
What is most life threatening for an adult patient? correct answers Bubbling wound to the chest
What is the best care for a suspected hemothorax? correct answers transporting rapidly
A 46 yr old female was in a car crash at highway speeds. She is unconscious, breathing deep and
fast with an abrasion to the lateral aspect of her neck. What should you do? correct answers Take
c-spine precautions
,A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the shoulder and blood is spurting from the wound. What should
do you? correct answers Apply direct pressure
A 25 yr old male has a deep laceration on his right forearm. You are applying direct pressure with
a trauma dressing, but the wound continues to bleed. What should you do? correct answers Apply
a tourniquet proximal the laceration.
A patient fell while water skiing. Unconscious. Suspect? correct answers Head and spine injury
A patient riding a motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not wearing a helmet. Supine with
copious amount of blood around face. Gurgling and R 4 per min. Most appropriate should?
correct answers Suction airway
A patient at a healthcare facility fell out of bed. Nurse suspects hip fracture. Which medication
should concern you the most? correct answers Coumadin (which is a blood thinner
correct answers assess a carotid pulse and assist ventilations
Pt stabbed in RUQ. What organ could be injured? correct answers Liver
A patient has fallen and has a deformed right lower leg. The extremity is pulseless and the skin is
cool and cyanotic. You should? correct answers Realign the injured extremity
You arrive on scene of a car crash. The driver is alert and complaining of severe chest and
abdominal pain. His radial is weak and rapid. skin is cool, pale and moist. The patient has a
history of cardiac problems. You should? correct answers Rapidly extricate onto a long spinal
board and transport
A patient shot in back has cool and clammy skin with arm weakness. BP 130/90, P 76, R 24. You
should suspect? correct answers Spinal cord injury
, A patient is in distress after being stabbed in the chest. Blood is bubbling from a laceration to L
chest wall. Lung sounds diminished on L side. You should? correct answers Apply occlusive
dressing
What is an early sign of decompensated shock? correct answers Cold and clammy extremities; a
feeble or absent peripheral pulse; server tachycardia.
A patient with chemical burn on eye and is wearing contact lenses. You should? correct answers
Remove the contact lenses
A patient had an accident on moped. She is lying on ground, breathing well. Still wearing helmet.
You should? correct answers Leave helmet is place where she is stable
A patient who was fleeing from police and sustained a laceration shallow on forearm while
climbing a rusted chain link fence. Refusing transport. What should you be concerned with?
correct answers Infection
A patient who was fleeing from police and sustained a laceration shallow on forearm while
climbing a rusted chain link fence. Refusing transport. What should you be concerned with?
correct answers Basilar skull fracture
Most important factor with person struck in chest with baseball? correct answers Speed of the
ball
A patient has metal impaled in lower right leg. Obvious open fracture and no pulse in R foot,
what should you do? correct answers Stabilize the object before transporting
A patient has received burns to feet while stomping fire. He is still wearing the shoes. The rubber
soles and laces melted together. What do you do? correct answers Cut shoelace and remove
shoes