AAOS EMT EXAM 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ What speed are the internal organs traveling during a collision?
Answer: The internal organs are traveling at the same speed as the
vehicle
◉ What happens to blood vessels when they are injured?
Answer: They tend to constrict quickly
◉ Why don't full-thickness burns hurt?
Answer: Because the pain receptors are destroyed
◉ When should you check pulse, motor (movement) and sensation
(PMS) on your patient?
Answer: Before and after splinting
◉ What should you do after addressing any C-spine issues?
Answer: Check the airway, then breathing, then circulation
◉ What is a lateral-type mechanism from a collision?
Answer: Impact that causes injury due to force coming from the side
, ◉ How do we address bleeding from the nose?
Answer: Suction as needed
◉ Why do we tape occlusive dressings on the chest on only 3 sides?
Answer: It allows trapped air to escape
◉ What is one sign of an abdominal injury?
Answer: Bruising or discoloration around the umbilicus
◉ What is the treatment for a suspected hip fracture?
Answer: Maintain the leg in the position found and transfer the
patient to a long spine board
◉ What is the treatment for abdominal contents that are protruding
through a wound?
Answer: Apply an occlusive dressing over saline-soaked gauze
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of traumatic asphyxia?
Answer: Cyanosis of upper body, distended neck veins, petechiae in
the face and upper chest
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ What speed are the internal organs traveling during a collision?
Answer: The internal organs are traveling at the same speed as the
vehicle
◉ What happens to blood vessels when they are injured?
Answer: They tend to constrict quickly
◉ Why don't full-thickness burns hurt?
Answer: Because the pain receptors are destroyed
◉ When should you check pulse, motor (movement) and sensation
(PMS) on your patient?
Answer: Before and after splinting
◉ What should you do after addressing any C-spine issues?
Answer: Check the airway, then breathing, then circulation
◉ What is a lateral-type mechanism from a collision?
Answer: Impact that causes injury due to force coming from the side
, ◉ How do we address bleeding from the nose?
Answer: Suction as needed
◉ Why do we tape occlusive dressings on the chest on only 3 sides?
Answer: It allows trapped air to escape
◉ What is one sign of an abdominal injury?
Answer: Bruising or discoloration around the umbilicus
◉ What is the treatment for a suspected hip fracture?
Answer: Maintain the leg in the position found and transfer the
patient to a long spine board
◉ What is the treatment for abdominal contents that are protruding
through a wound?
Answer: Apply an occlusive dressing over saline-soaked gauze
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of traumatic asphyxia?
Answer: Cyanosis of upper body, distended neck veins, petechiae in
the face and upper chest
