EMT - Trauma Practice Test
1. During transport of a patient with a head injury, what assessment factor
will provide you with the most information regarding the patient's
condition?
A. Pupil size
B. Heart size
C. Mental status
D. Blood pressure: Mental status
2. A young man fell and landed on his outstretched hand, resulting in pain
and deformity to the left midshaft forearm. Distal circulation should be
assessed at which of the following pulse locations?
A. Radial
B. Brachial
C. Pedal
D. Popliteal: Radial
3. You are called to a local nightclub for an injured patient. Upon arrival,
you see a young man who is lying on the ground screaming in pain, bright
red blood is spurting from an apparent stab wound to his groin area. Your
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,first action should be to
A. control the bleeding
B. apply 100% oxygen
C. ensure an open airway
D. elevate the patient's legs: control the bleeding
4. During a soccer game, a 20 year old man collided shoulder to shoulder
with another player. He has pain and a noticeable anterior bulge to the left
shoulder. What is the most effective method of immobilizing this injury?
A. An air-inflatable splint with the left arm immobilized in the flexed position
B. A long board splint with the left arm immobilized in the extended position
C. A sling to support the left arm and swathes to secure the arm to the body
D. A sling to support the left arm and swathes to maintain downward traction
: A sling to support the left arm and swathes to secure the arm to the
body
5. Which of the following mechanisms of injury would necessitate
performing a rapid trauma assessment?
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, A. A 5'8" tall adult who fell 12' from a roof and landed on his side
B. A stable patient involved in a car crash, whose passenger was killed
C. Amputation of three toes from the patient's left foot with controlled
bleeding
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1. During transport of a patient with a head injury, what assessment factor
will provide you with the most information regarding the patient's
condition?
A. Pupil size
B. Heart size
C. Mental status
D. Blood pressure: Mental status
2. A young man fell and landed on his outstretched hand, resulting in pain
and deformity to the left midshaft forearm. Distal circulation should be
assessed at which of the following pulse locations?
A. Radial
B. Brachial
C. Pedal
D. Popliteal: Radial
3. You are called to a local nightclub for an injured patient. Upon arrival,
you see a young man who is lying on the ground screaming in pain, bright
red blood is spurting from an apparent stab wound to his groin area. Your
1/6
,first action should be to
A. control the bleeding
B. apply 100% oxygen
C. ensure an open airway
D. elevate the patient's legs: control the bleeding
4. During a soccer game, a 20 year old man collided shoulder to shoulder
with another player. He has pain and a noticeable anterior bulge to the left
shoulder. What is the most effective method of immobilizing this injury?
A. An air-inflatable splint with the left arm immobilized in the flexed position
B. A long board splint with the left arm immobilized in the extended position
C. A sling to support the left arm and swathes to secure the arm to the body
D. A sling to support the left arm and swathes to maintain downward traction
: A sling to support the left arm and swathes to secure the arm to the
body
5. Which of the following mechanisms of injury would necessitate
performing a rapid trauma assessment?
2/6
, A. A 5'8" tall adult who fell 12' from a roof and landed on his side
B. A stable patient involved in a car crash, whose passenger was killed
C. Amputation of three toes from the patient's left foot with controlled
bleeding
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