Fisdap trauma practice 1-50 Questions and Answers with
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1. A 24 year old female was burned in a fire. She has third
degree burns to her anterior chest, both
her arms and hands, and burns to her face and head. What
percentage of her body is burned?
A. 27%
B. 45%
C. 18%
D. 36% - ANSWER D. 36%
2. A 19 year old male has a traumatic chest injury. You discover
that his trachea deviates away from
the injury. What should you suspect?
A. Tension pneumothorax
B. Atelectasis
C. Flail chest
D. Upper airway obstruction - ANSWER A. Tension
pneumothorax
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3. A 19 year old male struck his head against the platform while
doing a reverse flip. Vital signs
are BP 88/70, P 96, R 8 What type of shock is he in?
A. Hypovolemic
B. Cardiogenic
C. Distributive
D. Hemorrhagic - ANSWER C. Distributive
4. A 28 year old female is complaining of gradual-onset dyspnea
after being released from the
hospital. She was hospitalized for 1 day following thoracic
trauma and a lung contusion. Lung
sounds present with crackles in both bases. Vital signs are BP
130/80, P 110, R 32 shallow, SpO2:
88%. You should
A. apply oxygen via non-rebreather, transport emergently, and
establish an IV enroute.
B. apply oxygen, establish an IV, administer morphine, and
transport.
C. apply oxygen, administer nitroglycerin and transport,
establish an IV, and administer Lasix
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enroute.
D. bilaterally decompress the chest, reassess vital signs, and
treat accordingly. - ANSWER A. apply oxygen via non-rebreather,
transport emergently, and establish an IV enroute.
5. When the vascular container enlarges without proportional
increase in the fluid volume, what type
of shock should you suspect?
A. Decompensated
B. Distributive
C. Cardiogenic
D. Hypovolemic - ANSWER B. Distributive
6. A unrestrained 24 year old female driver hit an electrical pole
and struck the steering wheel.
She appears pale and complains of nausea and abdominal pain.
What organ is LEAST likely to suffer an
injury as a result of this impact?
A. Stomach
B. Liver