EMT Block 3 Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the most serious complication of a pelvic fracture?
A. Vomiting
✔✔B. Massive internal bleeding
C. Diarrhea
D. Muscle spasms
A patient has an open chest wound that produces a sucking sound with each breath. What is the
immediate treatment?
A. Cover with gauze and leave open
✔✔B. Apply a vented occlusive dressing
C. Pack the wound tightly
D. Apply a tourniquet
Which sign is most concerning in a patient with a head injury?
✔✔A. Unequal pupils
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,B. Sweating
C. Ear ringing
D. Nausea
What should you do first for a patient with a possible spinal injury who is not breathing?
A. Apply a cervical collar
B. Check for head bleeding
✔✔C. Open the airway using jaw-thrust and begin BVM ventilations
D. Perform a secondary assessment
What is the first indication of shock in most trauma patients?
A. Slow breathing
✔✔B. Tachycardia (increased heart rate)
C. Hypertension
D. Dilated pupils
What is the primary danger of a tension pneumothorax?
✔✔A. It prevents the heart and lungs from functioning properly
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,B. It causes internal abdominal bleeding
C. It increases oxygen saturation
D. It decreases temperature
Which of the following is a sign of decompensated shock?
A. Anxiety and restlessness
B. Weak radial pulse
✔✔C. Falling blood pressure
D. Cool, pale skin
A patient has a deformity to the lower leg with no pulse distal to the injury. What should you do?
A. Splint it in the position found
✔✔B. Realign the limb once to restore circulation
C. Apply traction
D. Elevate the leg and apply ice
Which organ is most likely to bleed heavily when injured in blunt abdominal trauma?
A. Intestines
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, B. Stomach
✔✔C. Liver
D. Pancreas
Which of the following is a late sign of increased intracranial pressure?
✔✔A. Bradycardia and widened pulse pressure
B. Vomiting and diarrhea
C. Tingling in extremities
D. Low blood glucose
When is a tourniquet indicated during bleeding control?
✔✔A. When direct pressure fails to control severe extremity bleeding
B. For nosebleeds
C. For scalp lacerations
D. For internal bleeding
Which patient is showing signs of a flail chest?
A. Pain when breathing
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the most serious complication of a pelvic fracture?
A. Vomiting
✔✔B. Massive internal bleeding
C. Diarrhea
D. Muscle spasms
A patient has an open chest wound that produces a sucking sound with each breath. What is the
immediate treatment?
A. Cover with gauze and leave open
✔✔B. Apply a vented occlusive dressing
C. Pack the wound tightly
D. Apply a tourniquet
Which sign is most concerning in a patient with a head injury?
✔✔A. Unequal pupils
1
,B. Sweating
C. Ear ringing
D. Nausea
What should you do first for a patient with a possible spinal injury who is not breathing?
A. Apply a cervical collar
B. Check for head bleeding
✔✔C. Open the airway using jaw-thrust and begin BVM ventilations
D. Perform a secondary assessment
What is the first indication of shock in most trauma patients?
A. Slow breathing
✔✔B. Tachycardia (increased heart rate)
C. Hypertension
D. Dilated pupils
What is the primary danger of a tension pneumothorax?
✔✔A. It prevents the heart and lungs from functioning properly
2
,B. It causes internal abdominal bleeding
C. It increases oxygen saturation
D. It decreases temperature
Which of the following is a sign of decompensated shock?
A. Anxiety and restlessness
B. Weak radial pulse
✔✔C. Falling blood pressure
D. Cool, pale skin
A patient has a deformity to the lower leg with no pulse distal to the injury. What should you do?
A. Splint it in the position found
✔✔B. Realign the limb once to restore circulation
C. Apply traction
D. Elevate the leg and apply ice
Which organ is most likely to bleed heavily when injured in blunt abdominal trauma?
A. Intestines
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, B. Stomach
✔✔C. Liver
D. Pancreas
Which of the following is a late sign of increased intracranial pressure?
✔✔A. Bradycardia and widened pulse pressure
B. Vomiting and diarrhea
C. Tingling in extremities
D. Low blood glucose
When is a tourniquet indicated during bleeding control?
✔✔A. When direct pressure fails to control severe extremity bleeding
B. For nosebleeds
C. For scalp lacerations
D. For internal bleeding
Which patient is showing signs of a flail chest?
A. Pain when breathing
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