FISDAP TRAUMA NEWEST EXAM
REVIEW WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
22 yo F had an accident on moped. She is lying on ground;
breathing well. Still wearing helmet. You should? Correct Answer
Leave helmet in place while she is stabilized
32 yo M is unconscious after being struck in the head by a
baseball bat. Has pulse but breathing is slow. Minor bleeding from
a laceration at the left temple. Partner is maintaining manual C-
spine stabilization. You should? Correct Answer Measure and
apply a rigid c collar
28 yo M is fleeing from police and sustained 1 cm laceration
shallow on forearm while climbing a rusted chain link fence.
Refusing transport. What should you be concerned with? Correct
Answer Infection
Which is an open wound? Correct Answer abrasion
,Woman struck in face with softball bat. Unconscious. BP 74/50, P
60, R 8. What do you do? Correct Answer Insert an oral airway
and admin 02 via BVM
21 yo football player hit from the side and landed head first onto
the ground. Was ambulatory on scene and oriented to name only.
Refusing transport and care. What should you do? Correct
Answer Ask the team coach for assistance
Pt is bruising around the eyes and behind ears. What should you
suspect? Correct Answer Brasilar skull fracture
Pt cut wrist. Wound is bleeding rapidly and is spurting with each
heartbeat. Pt most likely severed? Correct Answer Artery
Pt presents with pain and bruising to RUQ following motor vehicle
collision. You should suspect injury to the? Correct Answer Liver
50 yo M has obvious deformed right lower leg after falling from
the roof. You notice a tear in the skin over the deformity. What
should you do? Correct Answer Realign and splint the leg
35 yo driver collided into telephone pole and is unconscious and
unresponsive with severe bleeding in the mouth. You should?
Correct Answer rapid extrication to long spine board
,Most important factor with person struck in chest with baseball
Correct Answer Speed of the ball
75 yo is involved in motor vehicle collision and can't feel legs. BP
is 80/40, P 60, R 24, you should suspect? Correct Answer
Neurogenic Shock
Pt was stabbed in chest and knife was removed prior to arrival.
You notice blood and bubbles leaking from the wound. You cannot
find occlusive dressing. You should? Correct Answer Cover
wound with plastic wrapper sealed on 3 sides
Chest wound, crackling sensation produced by air blowing into
surrounding tissues is called subcutaneous ______? Correct
Answer Emphysema
40 yo M crashed snowmobile, skin cold and pale, BP 198/96, P
48, respiration is slow and irregular. What should you suspect?
Correct Answer Traumatic Brain Injury
Arrive at motor vehicle collision, pt extricated herself from vehicle
and is walking around complaining of neck pain. You should?
Correct Answer Immobilize on a backboard
, 42 yo M has metal impaled in lower right leg. Obvious open
fracture and no pulse in R foot, what should you do? Correct
Answer Stabilize with bulky dressing prior to transport
16 yo M complains of extreme pain to chest. You notice his shirt is
splashed with battery acid. BP 150/100, P weak, R 24. You
should? Correct Answer Remove shirt and flush with saline water
38 yo M large bruise LUQ, following motorcycle collision. What
should you suspect? Correct Answer Injury to spleen
Unresponsive 18 yo F supine, bleeding in mouth from the nose,
R20. What should you do? Correct Answer Suction oropharynx
Snowmobile rider is thrown 15 ft from vehicle. His finger is
deformed and sternum is tender to palpation. Pt states "I think I'll
be okay" and refuses trans. What should you do? Correct Answer
Ask if you're able to assess the pt
Treating abdominal evisceration Correct Answer Cover with moist
sterile dressing
30 yo F was in minor motor vehicle accident. She is standing
outside of the vehicle and complains of lower back pain. You
should immobilize her using a? Correct Answer Long spine board
REVIEW WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
22 yo F had an accident on moped. She is lying on ground;
breathing well. Still wearing helmet. You should? Correct Answer
Leave helmet in place while she is stabilized
32 yo M is unconscious after being struck in the head by a
baseball bat. Has pulse but breathing is slow. Minor bleeding from
a laceration at the left temple. Partner is maintaining manual C-
spine stabilization. You should? Correct Answer Measure and
apply a rigid c collar
28 yo M is fleeing from police and sustained 1 cm laceration
shallow on forearm while climbing a rusted chain link fence.
Refusing transport. What should you be concerned with? Correct
Answer Infection
Which is an open wound? Correct Answer abrasion
,Woman struck in face with softball bat. Unconscious. BP 74/50, P
60, R 8. What do you do? Correct Answer Insert an oral airway
and admin 02 via BVM
21 yo football player hit from the side and landed head first onto
the ground. Was ambulatory on scene and oriented to name only.
Refusing transport and care. What should you do? Correct
Answer Ask the team coach for assistance
Pt is bruising around the eyes and behind ears. What should you
suspect? Correct Answer Brasilar skull fracture
Pt cut wrist. Wound is bleeding rapidly and is spurting with each
heartbeat. Pt most likely severed? Correct Answer Artery
Pt presents with pain and bruising to RUQ following motor vehicle
collision. You should suspect injury to the? Correct Answer Liver
50 yo M has obvious deformed right lower leg after falling from
the roof. You notice a tear in the skin over the deformity. What
should you do? Correct Answer Realign and splint the leg
35 yo driver collided into telephone pole and is unconscious and
unresponsive with severe bleeding in the mouth. You should?
Correct Answer rapid extrication to long spine board
,Most important factor with person struck in chest with baseball
Correct Answer Speed of the ball
75 yo is involved in motor vehicle collision and can't feel legs. BP
is 80/40, P 60, R 24, you should suspect? Correct Answer
Neurogenic Shock
Pt was stabbed in chest and knife was removed prior to arrival.
You notice blood and bubbles leaking from the wound. You cannot
find occlusive dressing. You should? Correct Answer Cover
wound with plastic wrapper sealed on 3 sides
Chest wound, crackling sensation produced by air blowing into
surrounding tissues is called subcutaneous ______? Correct
Answer Emphysema
40 yo M crashed snowmobile, skin cold and pale, BP 198/96, P
48, respiration is slow and irregular. What should you suspect?
Correct Answer Traumatic Brain Injury
Arrive at motor vehicle collision, pt extricated herself from vehicle
and is walking around complaining of neck pain. You should?
Correct Answer Immobilize on a backboard
, 42 yo M has metal impaled in lower right leg. Obvious open
fracture and no pulse in R foot, what should you do? Correct
Answer Stabilize with bulky dressing prior to transport
16 yo M complains of extreme pain to chest. You notice his shirt is
splashed with battery acid. BP 150/100, P weak, R 24. You
should? Correct Answer Remove shirt and flush with saline water
38 yo M large bruise LUQ, following motorcycle collision. What
should you suspect? Correct Answer Injury to spleen
Unresponsive 18 yo F supine, bleeding in mouth from the nose,
R20. What should you do? Correct Answer Suction oropharynx
Snowmobile rider is thrown 15 ft from vehicle. His finger is
deformed and sternum is tender to palpation. Pt states "I think I'll
be okay" and refuses trans. What should you do? Correct Answer
Ask if you're able to assess the pt
Treating abdominal evisceration Correct Answer Cover with moist
sterile dressing
30 yo F was in minor motor vehicle accident. She is standing
outside of the vehicle and complains of lower back pain. You
should immobilize her using a? Correct Answer Long spine board
