JBL PRACTICE EXAM MODULE 5
EXAM 2026 UPDATE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
(BRAND NEW VISION)
A. pulmonary contusion.
B. traumatic asphyxia.
C. massive hemothorax.
D. tension pneumothorax. - ans-A. pulmonary contusion.
A simple pneumothorax:
A. is commonly caused by blunt chest trauma.
B. heals on its own without any treatment.
C. often has a nontraumatic cause.
D. is caused by penetrating chest trauma. - ans-A. is commonly caused
by blunt chest trauma.
A spinal cord injury at the level of C7 would MOST likely result in:
A. paralysis of the intercostal muscles.
B. paralysis of all the respiratory muscles.
C. immediate cardiac arrest.
D. paralysis of the diaphragm. - ans-A. paralysis of the intercostal
muscles.
,An open pneumothorax occurs when:
Select one:
A. extreme pleural pressure causes the lung to rupture.
B. a fractured rib perforates the tissue of the lung.
C. air enters the pleural space from outside the body.
D. air enters the pleural space from a perforated lung. - ans-C. air
enters the pleural space from outside the body.
Children are often "belly breathers" because _______.
A. their intercostal muscles are not developed
B. they are consciously controlling ventilations
C. their diaphragm is not functional
D. they are routinely hypoxic - ans-A. their intercostal muscles are
not developed
Closed chest injuries are typically caused by _______.
A. flying debris
B. blunt trauma
C. penetrating trauma
D. high-velocity weapons - ans-B. blunt trauma
Following a stab wound to the left anterior chest, a 25-year-old male
presents with a decreased level of consciousness and signs of shock.
Which of the following additional assessment findings should increase
your index of suspicion for a cardiac tamponade?
A. Engorged jugular veins
B. Diminished breath sounds
C. Widening pulse pressure
,D. A rapid, irregular pulse - ans-A. Engorged jugular veins
If a patient with a chest injury is only able to inhale small amounts of air
per breath, he or she
A. will eliminate more carbon dioxide than if he or she were breathing
deeply.
B. will maintain adequate minute volume if his or her respiratory rate
stays the same.
C. often breathes at a slower rate because of lung damage caused by the
injury.
D. must increase his or her respiratory rate to maintain adequate minute
volume. - ans-D. must increase his or her respiratory rate to
maintain adequate minute volume.
Immediately life-threatening chest injuries must be found and managed
during the _______.
A. primary assessment
B. scene size-up
C. secondary assessment
D. patient history - ans-A. primary assessment
In order to avoid exacerbating a patient's injury, it is especially important
to use extreme caution when providing positive-pressure ventilation to
patients with a:
A. myocardial contusion.
B. pneumothorax.
C. flail chest.
D. cardiac tamponade. - ans-B. pneumothorax.
, Patients with chest injuries will often present with _______.
A. Kussmaul respirations
B. tachypnea
C. Cheyne-Stokes respirations
D. agonal respirations - ans-B. tachypnea
The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominal cavity by the:
A. anterior rib cage.
B. diaphragm.
C. costovertebral angle.
D. intercostal margin. - ans-B. diaphragm.
When a person is lying supine at the end of exhalation, the diaphragm:
A. descends below the level of the navel.
B. contracts and flattens inferiorly.
C. is less prone to penetrating trauma.
D. may rise as high as the nipple line. - ans-D. may rise as high as the
nipple line
Which of the following is most likely to cause immediate death?
A. Myocardial contusion
B. Pulmonary contusion
C. Aortic dissection
D. Aortic rupture - ans-D. Aortic rupture
EXAM 2026 UPDATE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
(BRAND NEW VISION)
A. pulmonary contusion.
B. traumatic asphyxia.
C. massive hemothorax.
D. tension pneumothorax. - ans-A. pulmonary contusion.
A simple pneumothorax:
A. is commonly caused by blunt chest trauma.
B. heals on its own without any treatment.
C. often has a nontraumatic cause.
D. is caused by penetrating chest trauma. - ans-A. is commonly caused
by blunt chest trauma.
A spinal cord injury at the level of C7 would MOST likely result in:
A. paralysis of the intercostal muscles.
B. paralysis of all the respiratory muscles.
C. immediate cardiac arrest.
D. paralysis of the diaphragm. - ans-A. paralysis of the intercostal
muscles.
,An open pneumothorax occurs when:
Select one:
A. extreme pleural pressure causes the lung to rupture.
B. a fractured rib perforates the tissue of the lung.
C. air enters the pleural space from outside the body.
D. air enters the pleural space from a perforated lung. - ans-C. air
enters the pleural space from outside the body.
Children are often "belly breathers" because _______.
A. their intercostal muscles are not developed
B. they are consciously controlling ventilations
C. their diaphragm is not functional
D. they are routinely hypoxic - ans-A. their intercostal muscles are
not developed
Closed chest injuries are typically caused by _______.
A. flying debris
B. blunt trauma
C. penetrating trauma
D. high-velocity weapons - ans-B. blunt trauma
Following a stab wound to the left anterior chest, a 25-year-old male
presents with a decreased level of consciousness and signs of shock.
Which of the following additional assessment findings should increase
your index of suspicion for a cardiac tamponade?
A. Engorged jugular veins
B. Diminished breath sounds
C. Widening pulse pressure
,D. A rapid, irregular pulse - ans-A. Engorged jugular veins
If a patient with a chest injury is only able to inhale small amounts of air
per breath, he or she
A. will eliminate more carbon dioxide than if he or she were breathing
deeply.
B. will maintain adequate minute volume if his or her respiratory rate
stays the same.
C. often breathes at a slower rate because of lung damage caused by the
injury.
D. must increase his or her respiratory rate to maintain adequate minute
volume. - ans-D. must increase his or her respiratory rate to
maintain adequate minute volume.
Immediately life-threatening chest injuries must be found and managed
during the _______.
A. primary assessment
B. scene size-up
C. secondary assessment
D. patient history - ans-A. primary assessment
In order to avoid exacerbating a patient's injury, it is especially important
to use extreme caution when providing positive-pressure ventilation to
patients with a:
A. myocardial contusion.
B. pneumothorax.
C. flail chest.
D. cardiac tamponade. - ans-B. pneumothorax.
, Patients with chest injuries will often present with _______.
A. Kussmaul respirations
B. tachypnea
C. Cheyne-Stokes respirations
D. agonal respirations - ans-B. tachypnea
The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominal cavity by the:
A. anterior rib cage.
B. diaphragm.
C. costovertebral angle.
D. intercostal margin. - ans-B. diaphragm.
When a person is lying supine at the end of exhalation, the diaphragm:
A. descends below the level of the navel.
B. contracts and flattens inferiorly.
C. is less prone to penetrating trauma.
D. may rise as high as the nipple line. - ans-D. may rise as high as the
nipple line
Which of the following is most likely to cause immediate death?
A. Myocardial contusion
B. Pulmonary contusion
C. Aortic dissection
D. Aortic rupture - ans-D. Aortic rupture
