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This document contains a complete set of written test exam questions with verified solutions for the Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) course, updated for 2025. It covers comprehensive topics in combat casualty care, including radiographic evaluation, FAST exams, whole blood transfusion, burn care, cold injury management, traumatic brain injury (TBI), CBRN injury response, snake envenomation, and prolonged field care nursing interventions. The material is structured in a question-and-answer format with complete solutions, making it ideal for Army medical personnel (68W, 68C, 68D) preparing for the rigorous EFMB certification examination.

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EFMB WRITTEN TEST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW 2026




The initial radiographic evaluation of a trauma patient begins
with supine Anterior-Posterior (AP) chest and pelvis
radiographs taken in the trauma bay usually with a(n)
__________. - - CORRECT ANSWERS - >>>portable x-ray
machine

T/F: Computed Tomography scanning has been largely replaced
by Cervical Spine Radiographic Evaluation (CSRE) and should
only be performed when CSRE is unavailable. - - CORRECT
ANSWERS - >>>FALSE. Cervical Spine Radiographic Evaluation
(CSRE) has been largely replaced by Computed Tomography
(CT) and should only be performed when a CT is unavailable.

What is the lowest level of care equipped with a Computed
Tomography (CT) Scanner? - - CORRECT ANSWERS - >>>Role 3

What is the lowest level of care equipped with a portable x-ray
machine? -
- CORRECT ANSWERS - >>>Role 2

,Members of the trauma team should have __________ aprons
and thyroid shields available near the trauma bay for radiation
safety. - - CORRECT ANSWERS - >>>lead

Distance is also protective from radiation exposure. If feasible
based on the patient's condition, any personnel without lead
shielding should move a short distance away from the x-ray
unit. The recommended minimal distance is __________ feet. -
- CORRECT ANSWERS - >>>Six (6)

While the FAST scan has been validated only in
hemodynamically unstable blunt trauma patients, it has
become a standard tool in the trauma bay and Emergency
Department (ED) in most trauma patients. FAST stands for
__________. - - CORRECT ANSWERS - >>>Focused Abdominal
Sonographic Assessment for
Trauma

FAST in combat trauma has a sensitivity of only 56% and and
specificity of
__________. - - CORRECT ANSWERS - >>>98%

T/F: The FAST exam remains the most sensitive test for hollow
viscus injury and mesenteric injury. - - CORRECT ANSWERS -

,>>>FALSE. Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage (DPL) remains the most
sensitive test for hollow viscus injury and mesenteric injury.

T/F: At the Role 3, properly trained providers including
radiologists, surgeons, and emergency physicians, can perform
and interpret FAST scans in the emergency department on a
hand held portable US device. - - CORRECT ANSWERS - >>>TRUE

A FAST examination is performed with a portable hand-held
machine most commonly using a standard 3-7 MHz curved
array __________ probe. -
- CORRECT ANSWERS - >>>Ultra Sound (US)

The standard FAST examination is focused on evaluating for the
presence of
__________ in certain areas of the body. - - CORRECT ANSWERS
- >>>Free Intraperitoneal Fluid

When performing a FAST examination on a patient, you inspect
the right upper quadrant. You are inspecting between which
two (2) organs? - - CORRECT ANSWERS - >>>Liver & Kidney

When performing a FAST examination on a patient, you inspect
the left upper quadrant. You are inspecting between which two
(2) organs? -
- CORRECT ANSWERS - >>>Spleen & Kidney

, An 18g __________ IV is typically desired for Computed
Tomography IV access. - - CORRECT ANSWERS - >>>antecubital

T/F: The goal of Computed Tomography (CT) contrast injection
is to provide concurrent solid organ enhancement, arterial
enhancement, and pulmonary arterial. - - CORRECT ANSWERS -
>>>TRUE

T/F: When performing Computed Tomography (CT) scan on a
Military Working Dog, utilize a scanning protocol based on the
adult settings to include the doses of and rates of contrast
administration. - - CORRECT ANSWERS - >>>FALSE. Utilize a
scanning protocol based on the pediatric settings to include the
doses of and rates of contrast administration.

T/F: All patients evacuated through casualty evacuation should
have images sent electronically ahead of time as well as have a
CD created to send with the patient as a backup. - - CORRECT
ANSWERS - >>>TRUE

T/F: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is widely used in
theater, as its utility in the acute management of combat
trauma was extensively established during Operation Enduring
Freedom. - - CORRECT ANSWERS - >>>FALSE. While Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI) has been deployed to theater in the

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