Fisdap Trauma Exam, Trauma - Fisdap,
FISDAP Trauma EMT, EMT FISDAP FINAL,
EMT Final Practice Fisdap, emt readiness
exam 2
Which of the following is the most preventable cause of trauma death
for adults?
a)Tension pneumothorax
b)Hemorrhagic shock
c)Airway obstruction
d)Neurogenic shock - Correct Answer -b)Hemorrhagic shock
Stop the bleeding, give oxygen, fluid bolus, and rapid transport.
To properly immobilize a forearm fracture, the EMT should splint:
a)Wrist, elbow, and fracture site
b)Fracture site only
c)Wrist and elbow
d)Elbow and shoulder - Correct Answer -a)Wrist, elbow, and fracture
site
Splint above, below and the fracture site
While performing a rapid trauma assessment you discover crepitation.
Crepitation is:
a)The sound of a bone breaking
b)When a bone is seen sticking out of the patient's skin
c)A type of long bone fracture
d)The sound when two bones rub together - Correct Answer -d)The
sound when two bones rub together
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,Which of the following mechanisms of injury suggest the greatest
possibility of spinal injury?
a)Penetration injury to the upper torso
b)Restrained patient in a motor vehicle collision
c)Dislocated arm while playing basketball
d)Gunshot wound to the lower thigh - Correct Answer -b)Restrained
patient in a motor vehicle collision
The primary treatment for an evisceration should include:
a)Apply a dry bulky dressing only
b)Applying a wet dressing first, followed by a bulky dressing
c)Do not touch the evisceration, rapid transport only
d)Attempt to replace exposed organs and then cover with a bulky
dressing - Correct Answer -b)Applying a wet dressing first, followed by a
bulky dressing
When is the detailed physical exam usually performed?
a)Immediately after the rapid trauma assessment
b)On the scene after performing the initial assessment
c)Upon arrival to the hospital's emergency department
d)In the back of the ambulance on the way to the hospital - Correct
Answer -d)In the back of the ambulance on the way to the hospital
This exam purpose is to find any other possible injuries that could have
been missed during the rapid trauma assessment
It is appropriate to perform a head-tilt/chin-lift in a trauma patient only
if:
a)Your partner is able to stabilize the spine
b)There is no other way to open the airway
c)This procedure should never be performed on a trauma patient
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,d)An advanced airway is not available - Correct Answer -b)There is no
other way to open the airway
With regards to pedestrian versus motor vehicle collisions, which of the
following is typically true?
a)Adults tend to turn away from the impact and go down and under
b)Adults tend to turn toward the impact and go up and over
c)Children tend to turn away from the impact
d)Children tend to turn toward the impact and go down and under -
Correct Answer -d)Children tend to turn toward the impact and go
down and under
After immobilizing your suspected spinal cord injury patient to a
backboard, the patient vomits. You should next:
a)Tilt the board and suction
b)Keep the patient secured to the board and suction the airway
c)Insert a combitube to secure the airway
d)Remove the patient from the board and clear the airway - Correct
Answer -a)Tilt the board and suction
You respond to an alert 14 year old male who sprained his ankle while
roller-skating. When assessing the motor function of the lower
extremities in this patient, you should:
a)Have the patient bend his knees
b)Lightly touch the skin of the patient's foot
c)Palpate around the patient's ankle
d)Ask the patient to wiggle his toes - Correct Answer -d)Ask the patient
to wiggle his toes
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, A 19-year-old male was struck in the lower right quadrant with a
baseball bat. Upon assessment you find him to be alert and oriented
with pale, cool, clammy skin. Which of the following oxygen treatments
should be performed on this patient?
a)15 LPM via bag-valve-mask
b)10 LPM via simple face mask
c)15 LPM via non-rebreather
d)6LPM via nasal cannula - Correct Answer -c)15 LPM via non-
rebreather
A 6-year-old male patient has fallen from a 2 story window. Which is
appropriate when spinal immobilizing this patient?
a)Apply padding between the legs
b)Tie both thumbs together to prevent excessive movement
c)Apply padding under the patient's shoulder
d)Placing a towel under the patient's head - Correct Answer -c)Apply
padding under the patient's shoulder
to prevent the hyperextension of the neck
You are called to the scene of a MVC involving a 27 year old female
patient. You notice that the steering wheel was bent and the patient is
experiencing pulsus paradoxus. Which condition is the MOST likely
suffering from?
a)Pericardial tamponade
b)Pneumothorax
c)Pericarditis
d)Cardiac contusion - Correct Answer -a)Pericardial tamponade
Pulsus paradoxus is defined as changes in the systolic blood pressure
during inspiration and is a common symptom of pericardial tamponade.
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FISDAP Trauma EMT, EMT FISDAP FINAL,
EMT Final Practice Fisdap, emt readiness
exam 2
Which of the following is the most preventable cause of trauma death
for adults?
a)Tension pneumothorax
b)Hemorrhagic shock
c)Airway obstruction
d)Neurogenic shock - Correct Answer -b)Hemorrhagic shock
Stop the bleeding, give oxygen, fluid bolus, and rapid transport.
To properly immobilize a forearm fracture, the EMT should splint:
a)Wrist, elbow, and fracture site
b)Fracture site only
c)Wrist and elbow
d)Elbow and shoulder - Correct Answer -a)Wrist, elbow, and fracture
site
Splint above, below and the fracture site
While performing a rapid trauma assessment you discover crepitation.
Crepitation is:
a)The sound of a bone breaking
b)When a bone is seen sticking out of the patient's skin
c)A type of long bone fracture
d)The sound when two bones rub together - Correct Answer -d)The
sound when two bones rub together
1
,Which of the following mechanisms of injury suggest the greatest
possibility of spinal injury?
a)Penetration injury to the upper torso
b)Restrained patient in a motor vehicle collision
c)Dislocated arm while playing basketball
d)Gunshot wound to the lower thigh - Correct Answer -b)Restrained
patient in a motor vehicle collision
The primary treatment for an evisceration should include:
a)Apply a dry bulky dressing only
b)Applying a wet dressing first, followed by a bulky dressing
c)Do not touch the evisceration, rapid transport only
d)Attempt to replace exposed organs and then cover with a bulky
dressing - Correct Answer -b)Applying a wet dressing first, followed by a
bulky dressing
When is the detailed physical exam usually performed?
a)Immediately after the rapid trauma assessment
b)On the scene after performing the initial assessment
c)Upon arrival to the hospital's emergency department
d)In the back of the ambulance on the way to the hospital - Correct
Answer -d)In the back of the ambulance on the way to the hospital
This exam purpose is to find any other possible injuries that could have
been missed during the rapid trauma assessment
It is appropriate to perform a head-tilt/chin-lift in a trauma patient only
if:
a)Your partner is able to stabilize the spine
b)There is no other way to open the airway
c)This procedure should never be performed on a trauma patient
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,d)An advanced airway is not available - Correct Answer -b)There is no
other way to open the airway
With regards to pedestrian versus motor vehicle collisions, which of the
following is typically true?
a)Adults tend to turn away from the impact and go down and under
b)Adults tend to turn toward the impact and go up and over
c)Children tend to turn away from the impact
d)Children tend to turn toward the impact and go down and under -
Correct Answer -d)Children tend to turn toward the impact and go
down and under
After immobilizing your suspected spinal cord injury patient to a
backboard, the patient vomits. You should next:
a)Tilt the board and suction
b)Keep the patient secured to the board and suction the airway
c)Insert a combitube to secure the airway
d)Remove the patient from the board and clear the airway - Correct
Answer -a)Tilt the board and suction
You respond to an alert 14 year old male who sprained his ankle while
roller-skating. When assessing the motor function of the lower
extremities in this patient, you should:
a)Have the patient bend his knees
b)Lightly touch the skin of the patient's foot
c)Palpate around the patient's ankle
d)Ask the patient to wiggle his toes - Correct Answer -d)Ask the patient
to wiggle his toes
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, A 19-year-old male was struck in the lower right quadrant with a
baseball bat. Upon assessment you find him to be alert and oriented
with pale, cool, clammy skin. Which of the following oxygen treatments
should be performed on this patient?
a)15 LPM via bag-valve-mask
b)10 LPM via simple face mask
c)15 LPM via non-rebreather
d)6LPM via nasal cannula - Correct Answer -c)15 LPM via non-
rebreather
A 6-year-old male patient has fallen from a 2 story window. Which is
appropriate when spinal immobilizing this patient?
a)Apply padding between the legs
b)Tie both thumbs together to prevent excessive movement
c)Apply padding under the patient's shoulder
d)Placing a towel under the patient's head - Correct Answer -c)Apply
padding under the patient's shoulder
to prevent the hyperextension of the neck
You are called to the scene of a MVC involving a 27 year old female
patient. You notice that the steering wheel was bent and the patient is
experiencing pulsus paradoxus. Which condition is the MOST likely
suffering from?
a)Pericardial tamponade
b)Pneumothorax
c)Pericarditis
d)Cardiac contusion - Correct Answer -a)Pericardial tamponade
Pulsus paradoxus is defined as changes in the systolic blood pressure
during inspiration and is a common symptom of pericardial tamponade.
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