TRAUMA FISDAP AEMT - EXAMINATION COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: A 21 year old male tripped and fell into a small camp
fire. He has partial thickness burns to his hands, anterior forearms
and upper chest. What percentage of his body has been burned?
A. 27
B. 21
C. 15
D. 9
Answer:
C. 15
Question 2: A 30 year old male was stabbed in the stomach with a
knife and has an evisceration. What should you do?
A. apply a moist dressing and cover with an occlusive dressing
B. attempt to place the intestine back into the abdominal cavity
C. place him in a semi-fowler's position with knees flexed
D. establish IV access and administer a fluid bolus
Answer:
A. apply a moist dressing and cover with an occlusive dressing
Question 3: A 23 year old female was assaulted with a baseball bat
while at a party. She repeatedly asks you about the location of her
purse. What should you suspect?
A. acute hypoglycemia
B. alcohol intoxication
, C. traumatic brain injury
D. fractured extremities
Answer:
c. traumatic brain injury
Question 4: What type of fracture does Battle's sign indicate?
A. parietal
B. zygomatic
C. temporal
D. basilar
Answer:
D. basilar
Question 5: A 72 year old is lying in bed and complains of severe
pain in her thigh after falling the day before. You observe bruising
and swelling. The extremity is firm, pale and cool distal to the
injury. What is the most probable cause?
A. deep vein thrombosis
B. distal hip dislocation
C. compartment syndrome
D. acute rhabdomyolysis
Answer:
c. compartment syndrome
Question 6: You are ventilating a 23 year old female. You notice
there is JVD and decreased lung sounds on the left. What should
you suspect?
A. pulmonary contusion
, B. flail segment
C. tension pneumothorax
D. cardiac tamponade
Answer:
C. tension pneumothorax
Question 7: A 50 year old male has a blunt chest injury with
paradoxical chest wall movement. Vital signs are BP 120/62, P 110,
R 22 and shallow. What should you suspect?
A. cardiac tamponade
B. flail chest
C. hemothorax
D. tension pneumothorax
Answer:
B. flail chest
Question 8: A 46 year old female was pepper sprayed in the face.
What should you do?
A. provide rapid transportation
B. wipe face with towel
C. irrigate eyes with saline
D. remove patient's clothing
Answer:
C. irrigate eyes with saline
Question 9: What is a pathognomonic sign of neurogenic shock?
A. tachypnea
B. vasodilation
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: A 21 year old male tripped and fell into a small camp
fire. He has partial thickness burns to his hands, anterior forearms
and upper chest. What percentage of his body has been burned?
A. 27
B. 21
C. 15
D. 9
Answer:
C. 15
Question 2: A 30 year old male was stabbed in the stomach with a
knife and has an evisceration. What should you do?
A. apply a moist dressing and cover with an occlusive dressing
B. attempt to place the intestine back into the abdominal cavity
C. place him in a semi-fowler's position with knees flexed
D. establish IV access and administer a fluid bolus
Answer:
A. apply a moist dressing and cover with an occlusive dressing
Question 3: A 23 year old female was assaulted with a baseball bat
while at a party. She repeatedly asks you about the location of her
purse. What should you suspect?
A. acute hypoglycemia
B. alcohol intoxication
, C. traumatic brain injury
D. fractured extremities
Answer:
c. traumatic brain injury
Question 4: What type of fracture does Battle's sign indicate?
A. parietal
B. zygomatic
C. temporal
D. basilar
Answer:
D. basilar
Question 5: A 72 year old is lying in bed and complains of severe
pain in her thigh after falling the day before. You observe bruising
and swelling. The extremity is firm, pale and cool distal to the
injury. What is the most probable cause?
A. deep vein thrombosis
B. distal hip dislocation
C. compartment syndrome
D. acute rhabdomyolysis
Answer:
c. compartment syndrome
Question 6: You are ventilating a 23 year old female. You notice
there is JVD and decreased lung sounds on the left. What should
you suspect?
A. pulmonary contusion
, B. flail segment
C. tension pneumothorax
D. cardiac tamponade
Answer:
C. tension pneumothorax
Question 7: A 50 year old male has a blunt chest injury with
paradoxical chest wall movement. Vital signs are BP 120/62, P 110,
R 22 and shallow. What should you suspect?
A. cardiac tamponade
B. flail chest
C. hemothorax
D. tension pneumothorax
Answer:
B. flail chest
Question 8: A 46 year old female was pepper sprayed in the face.
What should you do?
A. provide rapid transportation
B. wipe face with towel
C. irrigate eyes with saline
D. remove patient's clothing
Answer:
C. irrigate eyes with saline
Question 9: What is a pathognomonic sign of neurogenic shock?
A. tachypnea
B. vasodilation
