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Trauma Fisdap AEMT 2025, AEMT trauma exam,
Fisdap practice test, advanced EMT questions,
trauma assessment answers, emergency medical
services, AEMT test prep
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? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ 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. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ 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. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Apply an
occlusive dressing
Which injury is most likely to develop compartment
syndrome. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Closed tibia fracture.
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A 21 yr old female has an open femur fracture after
falling off a horse. What should you do. - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ 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? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ 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. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
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? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Manually
stabilize c-spine
Which injury or condition should be managed first in a
patient with multi-system trauma? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Bleeding within the oral cavity
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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. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Diaphragmatic tear
A 21 year old male has a large piece of glass impaled
in his eye. What should you do? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
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. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ contusion,
bruise
An unresponsive 49 yer old male is supine on the road
next to a crashed motorcycle. What should you do? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Hold c-spine
Wha type of injury results from prolonged compression
forces applied to soft tissue? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
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
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and shallow. What should you suspect. - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Tension pneumothorax
What is most life threatening for an adult patient? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Bubbling wound to the chest
What is the best care for a suspected hemothorax? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ 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? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 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?
- .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 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? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Apply a
tourniquet proximal the laceration.
Trauma Fisdap AEMT 2025, AEMT trauma exam,
Fisdap practice test, advanced EMT questions,
trauma assessment answers, emergency medical
services, AEMT test prep
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? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ 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. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ 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. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Apply an
occlusive dressing
Which injury is most likely to develop compartment
syndrome. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Closed tibia fracture.
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A 21 yr old female has an open femur fracture after
falling off a horse. What should you do. - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ 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? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ 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. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
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? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Manually
stabilize c-spine
Which injury or condition should be managed first in a
patient with multi-system trauma? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Bleeding within the oral cavity
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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. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Diaphragmatic tear
A 21 year old male has a large piece of glass impaled
in his eye. What should you do? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
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. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ contusion,
bruise
An unresponsive 49 yer old male is supine on the road
next to a crashed motorcycle. What should you do? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Hold c-spine
Wha type of injury results from prolonged compression
forces applied to soft tissue? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
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
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and shallow. What should you suspect. - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Tension pneumothorax
What is most life threatening for an adult patient? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Bubbling wound to the chest
What is the best care for a suspected hemothorax? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ 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? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 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?
- .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 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? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Apply a
tourniquet proximal the laceration.
