JBL LEARNING PARAMEDIC HEAD, SPINE, AND
CHEST TRAUMA CHAPTER 31 | TEST STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
NEWEST VERSION
A short backboard or vest-style immobilization device is indicated for patients who:
A. are found supine and have stable vital signs.
B. are in a sitting position and are clinically stable.
C. require prompt extrication from an automobile.
D. are sitting in their car and are clinically unstable. ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓are in a
sitting position and are clinically stable.
A patient who cannot remember the events that preceded his or her head injury is
experiencing:
A. retrograde amnesia.
B. anterograde amnesia.
C. perigrade amnesia.
D. post-traumatic amnesia. ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓retrograde amnesia.
Which of the following skull fractures would be the LEAST likely to present with palpable
deformity or other outward signs?
A. linear
B. basilar
C. open
,D. compressed ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓linear
Which of the following sets of vital signs depicts Cushing's triad?
A. blood pressure, 190/110 mm Hg pulse, 55 beats/min respirations, 30 breaths/min
B.blood pressure, 90/50 mm Hg pulse, 120 beats/min
respirations, 10 breaths/min
C.blood pressure, 200/100 mm Hg pulse, 140 beats/min pulse, 140 beats/min respirations, 28
breaths/min
D.blood pressure, 80/40 mm Hg pulse, pulse 30 beats/min respirations, 32 breaths/min ------- ✔
CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓blood pressure, 80/40 mm Hg pulse, pulse 30 beats/min respirations, 32
breaths/min
Common signs of a skull fracture include all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. mastoid process bruising.
B. ecchymosis around the eyes.
C. noted deformity to the skull.
D. superficial scalp lacerations. ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓superficial scalp lacerations.
Once a cervical collar has been applied to a patient with a possible spinal injury, it should not
be removed unless:
A. the patient adamantly denies neck pain.
B. lateral immobilization has been applied.
C. it causes a problem managing the ABCs.
D. sensory and motor functions remain intact. ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓it causes a
problem managing the ABCs.
,Which of the following nerves allow sensory and motor impulses to be sent from one nerve
directly to another?
A. somatic
B. connecting
C. peripheral
D. autonomic ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓connecting
What part of the nervous system controls the body's voluntary activities?
A. central
B. sensory
C. somatic
D. autonomic ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓somatic
Which of the following nerves carry information from the body to the brain via the spinal cord?
A. motor
B. central
C. somatic
D. sensory ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓sensory
The spinal cord is encased in and protected by the:
A. spinal canal.
B. vertebral body.
C. vertebral arch.
D. intervertebral disc. ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓spinal canal.
, The effectiveness of positive-pressure ventilations when treating a head-injured patient can
ONLY be determined by:
A. immediate reassessment following the intervention.
B. a neurosurgeon or emergency department physician.
C. reassessing the patient's blood pressure after at least 10 minutes.
D. noting a decrease in the heart rate during ventilations. ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER
✓✓immediate reassessment following the intervention.
The _________ is the best-protected part of the CNS and controls the functions of the cardiac
and respiratory systems.
A. brain stem
B. cerebellum
C. spinal cord
D. cerebral cortex ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓brain stem
During your primary assessment of a 19-year-old unconscious male who experienced severe
head trauma, you note that his respirations are rapid, irregular, and shallow. He has bloody
secretions draining from his mouth and nose. You should:
A. assist his ventilations with a bag-mask device.
B. suction his oropharynx for up to 15 seconds.
C. immobilize his spine and transport immediately.
D. pack his nostrils to stop the drainage of blood. ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓suction his
oropharynx for up to 15 seconds.
When activated, the sympathetic nervous system produces all of the following effects, EXCEPT:
A. pupillary constriction.
B. increase in heart rate.
C. shunting of blood to vital organs.
CHEST TRAUMA CHAPTER 31 | TEST STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
NEWEST VERSION
A short backboard or vest-style immobilization device is indicated for patients who:
A. are found supine and have stable vital signs.
B. are in a sitting position and are clinically stable.
C. require prompt extrication from an automobile.
D. are sitting in their car and are clinically unstable. ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓are in a
sitting position and are clinically stable.
A patient who cannot remember the events that preceded his or her head injury is
experiencing:
A. retrograde amnesia.
B. anterograde amnesia.
C. perigrade amnesia.
D. post-traumatic amnesia. ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓retrograde amnesia.
Which of the following skull fractures would be the LEAST likely to present with palpable
deformity or other outward signs?
A. linear
B. basilar
C. open
,D. compressed ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓linear
Which of the following sets of vital signs depicts Cushing's triad?
A. blood pressure, 190/110 mm Hg pulse, 55 beats/min respirations, 30 breaths/min
B.blood pressure, 90/50 mm Hg pulse, 120 beats/min
respirations, 10 breaths/min
C.blood pressure, 200/100 mm Hg pulse, 140 beats/min pulse, 140 beats/min respirations, 28
breaths/min
D.blood pressure, 80/40 mm Hg pulse, pulse 30 beats/min respirations, 32 breaths/min ------- ✔
CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓blood pressure, 80/40 mm Hg pulse, pulse 30 beats/min respirations, 32
breaths/min
Common signs of a skull fracture include all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. mastoid process bruising.
B. ecchymosis around the eyes.
C. noted deformity to the skull.
D. superficial scalp lacerations. ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓superficial scalp lacerations.
Once a cervical collar has been applied to a patient with a possible spinal injury, it should not
be removed unless:
A. the patient adamantly denies neck pain.
B. lateral immobilization has been applied.
C. it causes a problem managing the ABCs.
D. sensory and motor functions remain intact. ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓it causes a
problem managing the ABCs.
,Which of the following nerves allow sensory and motor impulses to be sent from one nerve
directly to another?
A. somatic
B. connecting
C. peripheral
D. autonomic ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓connecting
What part of the nervous system controls the body's voluntary activities?
A. central
B. sensory
C. somatic
D. autonomic ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓somatic
Which of the following nerves carry information from the body to the brain via the spinal cord?
A. motor
B. central
C. somatic
D. sensory ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓sensory
The spinal cord is encased in and protected by the:
A. spinal canal.
B. vertebral body.
C. vertebral arch.
D. intervertebral disc. ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓spinal canal.
, The effectiveness of positive-pressure ventilations when treating a head-injured patient can
ONLY be determined by:
A. immediate reassessment following the intervention.
B. a neurosurgeon or emergency department physician.
C. reassessing the patient's blood pressure after at least 10 minutes.
D. noting a decrease in the heart rate during ventilations. ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER
✓✓immediate reassessment following the intervention.
The _________ is the best-protected part of the CNS and controls the functions of the cardiac
and respiratory systems.
A. brain stem
B. cerebellum
C. spinal cord
D. cerebral cortex ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓brain stem
During your primary assessment of a 19-year-old unconscious male who experienced severe
head trauma, you note that his respirations are rapid, irregular, and shallow. He has bloody
secretions draining from his mouth and nose. You should:
A. assist his ventilations with a bag-mask device.
B. suction his oropharynx for up to 15 seconds.
C. immobilize his spine and transport immediately.
D. pack his nostrils to stop the drainage of blood. ------- ✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✓✓suction his
oropharynx for up to 15 seconds.
When activated, the sympathetic nervous system produces all of the following effects, EXCEPT:
A. pupillary constriction.
B. increase in heart rate.
C. shunting of blood to vital organs.
