TRAUMA FISDAP 2026 CORE EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔A patient at a healthcare facility fell out of bed. Nurse suspects hip fracture. Which
medication should concern you the most? - ✔✔Coumadin (which is a blood thinner
✔✔ - ✔✔assess a carotid pulse and assist ventilations
✔✔Pt stabbed in RUQ. What organ could be injured? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Apply
occlusive dressing
✔✔What is an early sign of decompensated shock? - ✔✔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? -
✔✔Remove the contact lenses
✔✔A patient had an accident on moped. She is lying on ground, breathing well. Still
wearing helmet. You should? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Basilar skull fracture
, ✔✔Most important factor with person struck in chest with baseball? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Cut shoelace
and remove shoes
✔✔A MAN HAS A KNIFE IMPALED AT THE FOURTH INTERCOSTAL SPACE, LEFT
STERNAL BORDER. HE IS PULSELESS AND NOT BREATHING. YOU SHOULD: -
✔✔Remove the knife from the chest
✔✔AN ADULT WAS PINNED BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES. HE IS CONSCIOUS BUT
CONFUSED AND UNABLE TO FOLLOW COMMANDS. HE HAS BRUISING ON BOTH
SIDES OF HIS ANTERIOR CHEST. HE HAS A WEAK CAROTID PULSE, NO
PERIPHERAL PULSES, CLEAR BREATH SOUNDS IN ALL FIELDS, AND
DISTENDED NECK VEINS. YOU SHOULD SUSPECT: - ✔✔Pericardial tamponade
✔✔A PATIENT RECEIVED A SEVERE STEAM BURN TO HIS HAND AND WRIST.
YOU SHOULD: - ✔✔Apply a dry sterile dressing.
✔✔PROPER MANAGEMENT FOR AN AVULSION OF THE EAR INCLUDES: -
✔✔PACKING THE WOUND WITH DRESSING
✔✔A PATIENT HAS A STAB WOUND TO THE UPPER LEFT QUADRANT. WHICH
ORGAN WOULD MOST LIKELY BE INJURED? - ✔✔pancreas
✔✔A 47 YEAR OLD MALE WAS SHOT IN THE BACK. HE IS COOL AND CLAMMY
AND HAS ARM WEAKNESS. VITAL SIGNS ARE BP 130/90, P 76, R 24. YOU
SHOULD SUSPECT: - ✔✔spinal cord injury
✔✔A 32 YEAR OLD MALE SUSTAINED FACIAL TRAUMA AFTER FALLING FROM A
ROOF. HE HAS SNORING RESPIRATION. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? - ✔✔Perform a
modified jaw-thrust
✔✔A 50 YEAR OLD MALE HAS AN OBVIOUSLY DEFORMED RIGHT LOWER LEG
AFTER FALLING OFF A ROOF. AS YOU APPROACH YOU NOTICE A TEAR IN THE
SKIN OVER THE DEFORMITY. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? - ✔✔Realign and splint the
leg
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔A patient at a healthcare facility fell out of bed. Nurse suspects hip fracture. Which
medication should concern you the most? - ✔✔Coumadin (which is a blood thinner
✔✔ - ✔✔assess a carotid pulse and assist ventilations
✔✔Pt stabbed in RUQ. What organ could be injured? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Apply
occlusive dressing
✔✔What is an early sign of decompensated shock? - ✔✔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? -
✔✔Remove the contact lenses
✔✔A patient had an accident on moped. She is lying on ground, breathing well. Still
wearing helmet. You should? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Basilar skull fracture
, ✔✔Most important factor with person struck in chest with baseball? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Cut shoelace
and remove shoes
✔✔A MAN HAS A KNIFE IMPALED AT THE FOURTH INTERCOSTAL SPACE, LEFT
STERNAL BORDER. HE IS PULSELESS AND NOT BREATHING. YOU SHOULD: -
✔✔Remove the knife from the chest
✔✔AN ADULT WAS PINNED BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES. HE IS CONSCIOUS BUT
CONFUSED AND UNABLE TO FOLLOW COMMANDS. HE HAS BRUISING ON BOTH
SIDES OF HIS ANTERIOR CHEST. HE HAS A WEAK CAROTID PULSE, NO
PERIPHERAL PULSES, CLEAR BREATH SOUNDS IN ALL FIELDS, AND
DISTENDED NECK VEINS. YOU SHOULD SUSPECT: - ✔✔Pericardial tamponade
✔✔A PATIENT RECEIVED A SEVERE STEAM BURN TO HIS HAND AND WRIST.
YOU SHOULD: - ✔✔Apply a dry sterile dressing.
✔✔PROPER MANAGEMENT FOR AN AVULSION OF THE EAR INCLUDES: -
✔✔PACKING THE WOUND WITH DRESSING
✔✔A PATIENT HAS A STAB WOUND TO THE UPPER LEFT QUADRANT. WHICH
ORGAN WOULD MOST LIKELY BE INJURED? - ✔✔pancreas
✔✔A 47 YEAR OLD MALE WAS SHOT IN THE BACK. HE IS COOL AND CLAMMY
AND HAS ARM WEAKNESS. VITAL SIGNS ARE BP 130/90, P 76, R 24. YOU
SHOULD SUSPECT: - ✔✔spinal cord injury
✔✔A 32 YEAR OLD MALE SUSTAINED FACIAL TRAUMA AFTER FALLING FROM A
ROOF. HE HAS SNORING RESPIRATION. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? - ✔✔Perform a
modified jaw-thrust
✔✔A 50 YEAR OLD MALE HAS AN OBVIOUSLY DEFORMED RIGHT LOWER LEG
AFTER FALLING OFF A ROOF. AS YOU APPROACH YOU NOTICE A TEAR IN THE
SKIN OVER THE DEFORMITY. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? - ✔✔Realign and splint the
leg
