EMS 202 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
EXAMS SET WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
AND EXPERT REVIEW
◉ a 47-year-old involved in a motor vehicle crash that resulted in
the death of his passenger
Answer: which of the following requires immediate transport to a
trauma center?
◉ index of suspicion
Answer: which of the following is a mental summation of
suspected injuries based on the event analysis?
◉ patients with controlled bleeding from a laceration to the right
forearm from a glass cut
Answer: which of the following trauma patients would be
classified as stable?
◉ seventy-mile-per-hour motor vehicle crash with partial ejection
Answer: which of the following mechanisms would yield the
greatest index of suspicion for serious injury?
◉ initiate transport immediately, delaying more extensive care
until you are en route.
,Answer: upon arriving on a scene where the mechanism of injury
indicates a potentially life-threatening injury, you should employ
which of the following interventions to best help deliver the care
that is needed?
◉ combative trauma patient
Answer: which of the following patients is not a candidate for air
medical?
◉ motor vehicle crashes
Answer: which of the following accounts for the highest number
of trauma deaths in the united states of america?
◉3
Answer: which level of trauma facility has minimal surgical
support but can stabilize before transferring to a higher-level
trauma facility?
◉ most patients with life-threatening trauma will have sustained
external injury to the extremities
Answer: which of the following statements about trauma is false?
◉ call for air medical transport, if indicated
Answer: which of the following is an acceptable way of reducing
prehospital time to maximize the use of the golden period for
trauma patients?
, ◉ vital signs, systolic blood pressure 80, respiratory rate of 8
Answer: which of the following physical findings indicates the
need for immediate transport?
◉ providing surgical interventions to stop hemorrhage
Answer: as a paramedic, your role in trauma care consists of all of
the following, except
◉ texting and/or talking on a cellphone while driving
Answer: according to the haddon matrix, which of the following
would be a pre-event host factor affecting the risk for injury in a
vehicle collision?
◉1
Answer: in addition to handling all types of specialty trauma,
which level of trauma center provides continuing medical and
public education programs?
◉ participate in injury prevention programs
Answer: which of the following is the best, most cost-effective way
for ems personnel to help reduce trauma-related morbidity and
mortality?
◉ quality improvement
EXAMS SET WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
AND EXPERT REVIEW
◉ a 47-year-old involved in a motor vehicle crash that resulted in
the death of his passenger
Answer: which of the following requires immediate transport to a
trauma center?
◉ index of suspicion
Answer: which of the following is a mental summation of
suspected injuries based on the event analysis?
◉ patients with controlled bleeding from a laceration to the right
forearm from a glass cut
Answer: which of the following trauma patients would be
classified as stable?
◉ seventy-mile-per-hour motor vehicle crash with partial ejection
Answer: which of the following mechanisms would yield the
greatest index of suspicion for serious injury?
◉ initiate transport immediately, delaying more extensive care
until you are en route.
,Answer: upon arriving on a scene where the mechanism of injury
indicates a potentially life-threatening injury, you should employ
which of the following interventions to best help deliver the care
that is needed?
◉ combative trauma patient
Answer: which of the following patients is not a candidate for air
medical?
◉ motor vehicle crashes
Answer: which of the following accounts for the highest number
of trauma deaths in the united states of america?
◉3
Answer: which level of trauma facility has minimal surgical
support but can stabilize before transferring to a higher-level
trauma facility?
◉ most patients with life-threatening trauma will have sustained
external injury to the extremities
Answer: which of the following statements about trauma is false?
◉ call for air medical transport, if indicated
Answer: which of the following is an acceptable way of reducing
prehospital time to maximize the use of the golden period for
trauma patients?
, ◉ vital signs, systolic blood pressure 80, respiratory rate of 8
Answer: which of the following physical findings indicates the
need for immediate transport?
◉ providing surgical interventions to stop hemorrhage
Answer: as a paramedic, your role in trauma care consists of all of
the following, except
◉ texting and/or talking on a cellphone while driving
Answer: according to the haddon matrix, which of the following
would be a pre-event host factor affecting the risk for injury in a
vehicle collision?
◉1
Answer: in addition to handling all types of specialty trauma,
which level of trauma center provides continuing medical and
public education programs?
◉ participate in injury prevention programs
Answer: which of the following is the best, most cost-effective way
for ems personnel to help reduce trauma-related morbidity and
mortality?
◉ quality improvement
