TRAUMA FISDAP END OF COURSE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔A SNOWMOBILE RIDER WAS THROWN 15 FEET FROM HIS VEHICLE. FINGER
IS DEFORMED AND HIS STERNUM IS TENDER TO PALPATION. HE SAYS, "I
THINK I"LL BE OKAY", AND REFUSES TRANSPORT. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? -
✔✔Ask him if you can perform a detail assessment
✔✔A PATIENT HAS A 4 INCH STICK LODGED IN HER EYE. YOU SHOULD: -
✔✔Stabilize the stick with gauze, place a paper cup over the affected eye, and dress
the unaffected eye.
✔✔A 32 YEAR OLD MALE IS UNCONSCIOUS AFTER BEING STRUCK IN THE HEAD
BY A BASEBALL BAT. HIS PULSE AND BREATHING ARE SLOW AND YOU SEE
MINOR BLEEDING FROM A LACERATION AT HIS LEFT TEMPLE. YOUR PARTNER
IS MAINTAINING MANUAL C-SPINE STABILIZATION. YOU SHOULD: - ✔✔Measure
and apply a rigid c-collar
✔✔A FOUR YEAR OLD MALE HAS SUFFERED AN ARM AMPUTATION DURING A
FARMING ACCIDENT. HOW SHOULD YOU MANAGE THE AMPUTATION LIMB? -
✔✔SEAL IN A PLASTIC BAG AND PLACE IN A CONTAINER OF COOL WATER
✔✔A PATIENT HAS DIMINISHED BREATH SOUNDS ON ONE SIDE. CHEST RISE IS
UNEQUAL. YOU SHOULD SUSPECT: - ✔✔pneumothorax
✔✔A 16 YEAR OLD MALE COMPLAINS OF EXTREME PAIN TO HIS CHEST. YOU
NOTE HIS SHIRT IS SPLASHED WITH BATTERY ACID. VITALS ARE BP 150/100, P
100, R 24. YOU SHOULD: - ✔✔Remove his shirt and flush skin with water
✔✔WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR WHEN A PERSON IS STRUCK IN
THE CHEST WITH A BASEBALL? - ✔✔The speed of the ball at impact
✔✔A 25 YEAR OLD ASSAULT VICTIM IS SPLITTING UP LIGHT PINK SPUTUM. HE
HAS BRIGHT, RED BLOOD SPURTING FROM A 2 INCH LACERATION TO HIS LEFT
FOREARM, WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? - ✔✔apply direct pressure to the wound
✔✔A 21 YEAR OLD FOOTBALL PLAYER WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE AND LANDED
HEAD FIRST ONTO THE GROUND. HE WAS AMBULATORY ON SCENE AND IS
NOW ORIENTED TO NAME ONLY. HE REFUSES CARE AND TRANSPORT. YOU
SHOULD: - ✔✔Ask the team coach for assistance
, ✔✔A TRAUMA PATIENT HAS SEVERAL WOUNDS OOZING BLOOD. AFTER
COMPLETING THE SCENE SIZE UP, YOU SHOULD: - ✔✔Ensure that the patient has
an adequate airway
✔✔A PATIENT WAS STABBED IN THE CHEST, AND THE KNIFE WAS REMOVED
PRIOR TO YOUR ARRIVAL. YOU NOTICED BLOOD AND BUBBLES LEAKING FROM
THE WOUND. YOU CANNOT FIND AN OCCLUSIVE DRESSING. YOU SHOULD: -
✔✔Apply a dry, sterile dressing and tape down on three sides
✔✔A 24 YEAR OLD MALE SUSTAINED BURNS TO HIS EYES, NOSE, AND MOUTH
WHEN THE RADIATOR CAP ON HIS CAR BLEW OFF. YOU SHOULD TREAT FOR: -
✔✔Respiratory swelling
✔✔WHEN TREATING AN ABDOMINAL EVISCERATION, YOU SHOULD: - ✔✔Cover
with moist sterile dressing
✔✔AN 18 YEAR OLD MALE FELL OFF HIS SKATEBOARD, STRUCK HIS HEAD ON
THE CONCRETE, AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED SCREAMING. HE IS ALERT AND
ORIENTED TO NAME ONLY. YOU SHOULD - ✔✔Immobilize and expedite transport
✔✔A PATIENT IS FOUND DEAD AT THE SCENE. WHAT IS THE GLASGOW COMA
SCORE WOULD HE RECEIVE? - ✔✔3
✔✔WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATE CARE FOR AN AMPUTED EXTREMITY? -
✔✔WRAP IN DRY GAUZE , SEAL IN A PLASTIC BAG AND PLACE IN COOL WATER
✔✔A WOMAN WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE WITH A SOFTBALL BAT. SHE IS
UNCONSCIOUS. VITAL SIGNS ARE BP 74/50, P 60, R8. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? -
✔✔INSERT AN ORAL AIRWAY AND ADMINISTER OXYGEN VIA BAG-VALVE MASK
✔✔WHAT IS THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF BILATERAL PERIORBITAL
ECCHYMOSIS? - ✔✔basilar skull fracture
✔✔A 62 YEAR OLD MALE IS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE NEXT TO a ladder. Vital signs
are BP 80/48, P 60, R 24. What should you suspect? - ✔✔Neurogenic shock and
hemorrhagic shock
✔✔In chest wounds, the crackling sensation produced by air flowing into the
surrounding tissues is called subcutaneous - ✔✔emphysema
✔✔An early indicator or shock includes: - ✔✔Tachycardia
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔A SNOWMOBILE RIDER WAS THROWN 15 FEET FROM HIS VEHICLE. FINGER
IS DEFORMED AND HIS STERNUM IS TENDER TO PALPATION. HE SAYS, "I
THINK I"LL BE OKAY", AND REFUSES TRANSPORT. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? -
✔✔Ask him if you can perform a detail assessment
✔✔A PATIENT HAS A 4 INCH STICK LODGED IN HER EYE. YOU SHOULD: -
✔✔Stabilize the stick with gauze, place a paper cup over the affected eye, and dress
the unaffected eye.
✔✔A 32 YEAR OLD MALE IS UNCONSCIOUS AFTER BEING STRUCK IN THE HEAD
BY A BASEBALL BAT. HIS PULSE AND BREATHING ARE SLOW AND YOU SEE
MINOR BLEEDING FROM A LACERATION AT HIS LEFT TEMPLE. YOUR PARTNER
IS MAINTAINING MANUAL C-SPINE STABILIZATION. YOU SHOULD: - ✔✔Measure
and apply a rigid c-collar
✔✔A FOUR YEAR OLD MALE HAS SUFFERED AN ARM AMPUTATION DURING A
FARMING ACCIDENT. HOW SHOULD YOU MANAGE THE AMPUTATION LIMB? -
✔✔SEAL IN A PLASTIC BAG AND PLACE IN A CONTAINER OF COOL WATER
✔✔A PATIENT HAS DIMINISHED BREATH SOUNDS ON ONE SIDE. CHEST RISE IS
UNEQUAL. YOU SHOULD SUSPECT: - ✔✔pneumothorax
✔✔A 16 YEAR OLD MALE COMPLAINS OF EXTREME PAIN TO HIS CHEST. YOU
NOTE HIS SHIRT IS SPLASHED WITH BATTERY ACID. VITALS ARE BP 150/100, P
100, R 24. YOU SHOULD: - ✔✔Remove his shirt and flush skin with water
✔✔WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR WHEN A PERSON IS STRUCK IN
THE CHEST WITH A BASEBALL? - ✔✔The speed of the ball at impact
✔✔A 25 YEAR OLD ASSAULT VICTIM IS SPLITTING UP LIGHT PINK SPUTUM. HE
HAS BRIGHT, RED BLOOD SPURTING FROM A 2 INCH LACERATION TO HIS LEFT
FOREARM, WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? - ✔✔apply direct pressure to the wound
✔✔A 21 YEAR OLD FOOTBALL PLAYER WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE AND LANDED
HEAD FIRST ONTO THE GROUND. HE WAS AMBULATORY ON SCENE AND IS
NOW ORIENTED TO NAME ONLY. HE REFUSES CARE AND TRANSPORT. YOU
SHOULD: - ✔✔Ask the team coach for assistance
, ✔✔A TRAUMA PATIENT HAS SEVERAL WOUNDS OOZING BLOOD. AFTER
COMPLETING THE SCENE SIZE UP, YOU SHOULD: - ✔✔Ensure that the patient has
an adequate airway
✔✔A PATIENT WAS STABBED IN THE CHEST, AND THE KNIFE WAS REMOVED
PRIOR TO YOUR ARRIVAL. YOU NOTICED BLOOD AND BUBBLES LEAKING FROM
THE WOUND. YOU CANNOT FIND AN OCCLUSIVE DRESSING. YOU SHOULD: -
✔✔Apply a dry, sterile dressing and tape down on three sides
✔✔A 24 YEAR OLD MALE SUSTAINED BURNS TO HIS EYES, NOSE, AND MOUTH
WHEN THE RADIATOR CAP ON HIS CAR BLEW OFF. YOU SHOULD TREAT FOR: -
✔✔Respiratory swelling
✔✔WHEN TREATING AN ABDOMINAL EVISCERATION, YOU SHOULD: - ✔✔Cover
with moist sterile dressing
✔✔AN 18 YEAR OLD MALE FELL OFF HIS SKATEBOARD, STRUCK HIS HEAD ON
THE CONCRETE, AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED SCREAMING. HE IS ALERT AND
ORIENTED TO NAME ONLY. YOU SHOULD - ✔✔Immobilize and expedite transport
✔✔A PATIENT IS FOUND DEAD AT THE SCENE. WHAT IS THE GLASGOW COMA
SCORE WOULD HE RECEIVE? - ✔✔3
✔✔WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATE CARE FOR AN AMPUTED EXTREMITY? -
✔✔WRAP IN DRY GAUZE , SEAL IN A PLASTIC BAG AND PLACE IN COOL WATER
✔✔A WOMAN WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE WITH A SOFTBALL BAT. SHE IS
UNCONSCIOUS. VITAL SIGNS ARE BP 74/50, P 60, R8. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? -
✔✔INSERT AN ORAL AIRWAY AND ADMINISTER OXYGEN VIA BAG-VALVE MASK
✔✔WHAT IS THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF BILATERAL PERIORBITAL
ECCHYMOSIS? - ✔✔basilar skull fracture
✔✔A 62 YEAR OLD MALE IS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE NEXT TO a ladder. Vital signs
are BP 80/48, P 60, R 24. What should you suspect? - ✔✔Neurogenic shock and
hemorrhagic shock
✔✔In chest wounds, the crackling sensation produced by air flowing into the
surrounding tissues is called subcutaneous - ✔✔emphysema
✔✔An early indicator or shock includes: - ✔✔Tachycardia
