EMTFISDAPStudy guide QuestionsWith
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Questions
1. A 24 year old female responds to a sternal rub by opening er eyes and
moaning incompre ensibly. S e tries to pus your ands away from er
sternum. W at is er Glasgow Coma Scale score? -
ANSWER - 9
2. You are at an amusement park w en you witness a 19 year old male being
stabbed in t e arm. After assuring t e scene is safe, you approac and see t at e
is experiencing slow, steady bleeding. You ave disposable gloves in your
pocket, but no bandages. W at s ould you do? -ANSWER -Apply direct
pressure to t e wound using your gloved and
3. A16 year old female as been involved in a 5 mp car cras . W at is your
greatest concern? - ANSWER - Patent airway
4. W at is NOT included in t e management of a minor venous
laceration? - ANSWER - Tourniquet
5. A 20 year old female was involved in a car cras . S e complains of midline
neck pain and is unable to move er extremities. W at secondary injury s
ould you suspect? -ANSWER - Vertebral swelling
,6. A23-year old male motorcyclist was struck by a car t at ran a stop sign. e
is pale and diap oretic, and no external bleeding is noted.
Vital signs are P136 and R 28. W ic of t e following is most likely?
- ANSWER - Femur fracture
7. An 80-year-old complains of leg pain. T eir left foot is swollen, painful,
discolored, and warm to t e touc . W at s ould you suspect?
- ANSWER - Deep vein t rombosis
8. After initial treatments of an arterial bleed in t e left forearm are
unsuccessful. W at s ould you do? -ANSWER -Apply a tourniquet
9. A40 year old male is unresponsive and pale, and you notice a
deformity above is rig t wrist and bruising around is navel. is
wife tells you t at er usband was out drinking t e previous evening and e
stumbled w ile walking up t e front steps. W at s ould you suspect? -
ANSWER - Internal bleeding
10. W at t e minimum systolic blood pressure t at will perfuse all vital
organs? - ANSWER - 80 mm g
11. W en protecting t e cervical spine of a suspected trauma patient, w at s
ould you do? -ANSWER - old t e neck in a neutral, in-line position
,12. A 16 year old female fell w ile rollerskating and is now confused and
agitated. W at s ould you suspect? -ANSWER - ead and spinal injuries
13. A17 year old male as a knife impaled in is left c est. Vital signs are BP
118/76, R 10, P 97. W at s ould you do? - ANSWER -
Stabilize t e knife wit dressings
14. A 52 year old male was t e unrestrained driver in a frontal impact car cras
. W ic of t e following injuries would lead you to believe t e patient traveled
"up and over" t e das board instead of "down and under"? - ANSWER -
Ruptured diap ragm
15. A 32 year old male as an open wound on is arm after an unknown c
emical powder was spilled on it. W at s ould you do? - ANSWER - Brus t
e powder off t e wound
16. A 22 year old female involved in a car accident as a 10 cm laceration
across er abdomen.You see er large intestine protruding. W at s ould you
do? - ANSWER - Apply a moist and occlusive dressing
17. W at will initial compensatory mec anisms do during
emorr aging? -ANSWER - Increase stroke volume and increase cardiac
output
, 18. An 18 year old male was struck in t e ead by a large rock. W en caring for
t is patient, w at s ould you continually reassess? -
ANSWER - Level of consciousness
19. A 26 year old female complains of c est pain after a motor ve icle
accident.Auscultation of lung sounds reveals distant eart tones. Vital
signs are BP 160/70, P 56, R 22 and s e as distended neck veins. W at s ould
you
20. suspect? -ANSWER - Pericardial tamponade
21. A 72 year old female was in a motor ve icle collision. S e as a rig t ulnar
fracture wit no distal circulation. W at s ould you do? - ANSWER -
Attempt to realign t e fracture
W at are t e general principles for t e management of a dislocation? -
ANSWER - Splinting in t e position found
A19 year old male struck is ead against t e platform w ile doing a
reverse flip. Vital signs are BP 88/70, P 96, R 8 W at type of s ock is e in? -
ANSWER - Distributive
A 19 year old male as a deformity to is rig t arm wit uncontrolled bleeding. T e
patient states is car collided wit a tree. You notice spidering of t e winds ield on
t e driver's side. W at s ould you do? - ANSWER - Determine t e patient's GCS
score
Complete Solutions | GradedeA+ | 2025
Questions
1. A 24 year old female responds to a sternal rub by opening er eyes and
moaning incompre ensibly. S e tries to pus your ands away from er
sternum. W at is er Glasgow Coma Scale score? -
ANSWER - 9
2. You are at an amusement park w en you witness a 19 year old male being
stabbed in t e arm. After assuring t e scene is safe, you approac and see t at e
is experiencing slow, steady bleeding. You ave disposable gloves in your
pocket, but no bandages. W at s ould you do? -ANSWER -Apply direct
pressure to t e wound using your gloved and
3. A16 year old female as been involved in a 5 mp car cras . W at is your
greatest concern? - ANSWER - Patent airway
4. W at is NOT included in t e management of a minor venous
laceration? - ANSWER - Tourniquet
5. A 20 year old female was involved in a car cras . S e complains of midline
neck pain and is unable to move er extremities. W at secondary injury s
ould you suspect? -ANSWER - Vertebral swelling
,6. A23-year old male motorcyclist was struck by a car t at ran a stop sign. e
is pale and diap oretic, and no external bleeding is noted.
Vital signs are P136 and R 28. W ic of t e following is most likely?
- ANSWER - Femur fracture
7. An 80-year-old complains of leg pain. T eir left foot is swollen, painful,
discolored, and warm to t e touc . W at s ould you suspect?
- ANSWER - Deep vein t rombosis
8. After initial treatments of an arterial bleed in t e left forearm are
unsuccessful. W at s ould you do? -ANSWER -Apply a tourniquet
9. A40 year old male is unresponsive and pale, and you notice a
deformity above is rig t wrist and bruising around is navel. is
wife tells you t at er usband was out drinking t e previous evening and e
stumbled w ile walking up t e front steps. W at s ould you suspect? -
ANSWER - Internal bleeding
10. W at t e minimum systolic blood pressure t at will perfuse all vital
organs? - ANSWER - 80 mm g
11. W en protecting t e cervical spine of a suspected trauma patient, w at s
ould you do? -ANSWER - old t e neck in a neutral, in-line position
,12. A 16 year old female fell w ile rollerskating and is now confused and
agitated. W at s ould you suspect? -ANSWER - ead and spinal injuries
13. A17 year old male as a knife impaled in is left c est. Vital signs are BP
118/76, R 10, P 97. W at s ould you do? - ANSWER -
Stabilize t e knife wit dressings
14. A 52 year old male was t e unrestrained driver in a frontal impact car cras
. W ic of t e following injuries would lead you to believe t e patient traveled
"up and over" t e das board instead of "down and under"? - ANSWER -
Ruptured diap ragm
15. A 32 year old male as an open wound on is arm after an unknown c
emical powder was spilled on it. W at s ould you do? - ANSWER - Brus t
e powder off t e wound
16. A 22 year old female involved in a car accident as a 10 cm laceration
across er abdomen.You see er large intestine protruding. W at s ould you
do? - ANSWER - Apply a moist and occlusive dressing
17. W at will initial compensatory mec anisms do during
emorr aging? -ANSWER - Increase stroke volume and increase cardiac
output
, 18. An 18 year old male was struck in t e ead by a large rock. W en caring for
t is patient, w at s ould you continually reassess? -
ANSWER - Level of consciousness
19. A 26 year old female complains of c est pain after a motor ve icle
accident.Auscultation of lung sounds reveals distant eart tones. Vital
signs are BP 160/70, P 56, R 22 and s e as distended neck veins. W at s ould
you
20. suspect? -ANSWER - Pericardial tamponade
21. A 72 year old female was in a motor ve icle collision. S e as a rig t ulnar
fracture wit no distal circulation. W at s ould you do? - ANSWER -
Attempt to realign t e fracture
W at are t e general principles for t e management of a dislocation? -
ANSWER - Splinting in t e position found
A19 year old male struck is ead against t e platform w ile doing a
reverse flip. Vital signs are BP 88/70, P 96, R 8 W at type of s ock is e in? -
ANSWER - Distributive
A 19 year old male as a deformity to is rig t arm wit uncontrolled bleeding. T e
patient states is car collided wit a tree. You notice spidering of t e winds ield on
t e driver's side. W at s ould you do? - ANSWER - Determine t e patient's GCS
score
