EMT TRAUMA Questions with 100% Correct
Answers
avulsion Correct Answer: A Soft-tissue injury that results in
a flap
Ruptured spleen Correct Answer: A patient experienced
blunt trauma to the left upper abdominal quadrant.
when he is positioned supine, he experiences severe
pain in his left shoulder. which of the following should the
EMT suspect?
apply manual pressure to the wound with a sterile
dressing Correct Answer: A man has a large laceration
to his right calf after chainsaw he was using slipped. the
wound extends down to the muscle and dark red blood
is flowing heavily from the wound. the EMT should:
assist the patient's ventilations while you control the
bleeding. Correct Answer: An unresponsive patient with
multi-system trauma has slow, shallow breathing; weak
radial pulses; and severe bleeding from a lower
extremity wound. you should direct your partner to:
,Distended jugular veins Correct Answer: After
completing a rapid assessment of a patient with a
penetrating chest injury, the EMT tells her partner that
she suspect a pericardial tamponade. which of the
following did the EMT MOST likely encounter during her
assessment?
brainstem Correct Answer: Assessment of a patient with
multisystem trauma reveals decerebrate posturing rapid
irregular breathing, and bradycardia. these clinical signs
indicate injury to the:
BP, 88/50 mm Hg; pulse, 120 beats/min; respirations, 28
breaths/min Correct Answer: which of the following sets
of vital signs is the MOST consistent with hemorrhagic
shock?
Radial Correct Answer: 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?
, skater slip and falls, landing on her outstretched arm
Correct Answer: which of the following injury
mechanisms involves axial loading?
hemothorax Correct Answer: A man was stabbed in the
right side of the chest, lateral to the nipple. he is
tachypneic, tachycardic, and diaphoretic. his jugular
veins are collapsed and breath sounds are difficult to
hear on the right side. you should suspect a:
keep air out of the wound and control the bleeding.
Correct Answer: A young male has a large laceration to
his lateral neck, directly over his jugular vein. his airway is
patent and his breathing is adequate. your MOST
immediate priority should be to:
Increased pressure in the pleural space is compressing
the great vessels Correct Answer: Following blunt force
trauma to the anterior chest, a man presents with
difficulty breathing, distended jugular veins, absent
breath sounds over the left side of the chest, and
hypotension. which of the following BEST describes the
pathophysiology of this patient's injury?
Answers
avulsion Correct Answer: A Soft-tissue injury that results in
a flap
Ruptured spleen Correct Answer: A patient experienced
blunt trauma to the left upper abdominal quadrant.
when he is positioned supine, he experiences severe
pain in his left shoulder. which of the following should the
EMT suspect?
apply manual pressure to the wound with a sterile
dressing Correct Answer: A man has a large laceration
to his right calf after chainsaw he was using slipped. the
wound extends down to the muscle and dark red blood
is flowing heavily from the wound. the EMT should:
assist the patient's ventilations while you control the
bleeding. Correct Answer: An unresponsive patient with
multi-system trauma has slow, shallow breathing; weak
radial pulses; and severe bleeding from a lower
extremity wound. you should direct your partner to:
,Distended jugular veins Correct Answer: After
completing a rapid assessment of a patient with a
penetrating chest injury, the EMT tells her partner that
she suspect a pericardial tamponade. which of the
following did the EMT MOST likely encounter during her
assessment?
brainstem Correct Answer: Assessment of a patient with
multisystem trauma reveals decerebrate posturing rapid
irregular breathing, and bradycardia. these clinical signs
indicate injury to the:
BP, 88/50 mm Hg; pulse, 120 beats/min; respirations, 28
breaths/min Correct Answer: which of the following sets
of vital signs is the MOST consistent with hemorrhagic
shock?
Radial Correct Answer: 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?
, skater slip and falls, landing on her outstretched arm
Correct Answer: which of the following injury
mechanisms involves axial loading?
hemothorax Correct Answer: A man was stabbed in the
right side of the chest, lateral to the nipple. he is
tachypneic, tachycardic, and diaphoretic. his jugular
veins are collapsed and breath sounds are difficult to
hear on the right side. you should suspect a:
keep air out of the wound and control the bleeding.
Correct Answer: A young male has a large laceration to
his lateral neck, directly over his jugular vein. his airway is
patent and his breathing is adequate. your MOST
immediate priority should be to:
Increased pressure in the pleural space is compressing
the great vessels Correct Answer: Following blunt force
trauma to the anterior chest, a man presents with
difficulty breathing, distended jugular veins, absent
breath sounds over the left side of the chest, and
hypotension. which of the following BEST describes the
pathophysiology of this patient's injury?
