PLATINUM EMT LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Treatment of tension pneumothorax Needle T - ✔✔2 or 3 intercostal space
midclavicular
5 or 6 intercostal space midaxillary
✔✔S/S of hemothorax - ✔✔Similar presence of pneumothorax Hypo resistance to
percussion
Pain or feeling of heaviness on chest Anxious
Dyspnea
Fast heartbeat
Cold sweats
Pale skins
High fever
✔✔Care for abdominal evisceration - ✔✔Cover with large occlusive dressing and a wet
towel keep moisture
✔✔Most critical finding in a fractured extermity Fx - ✔✔Compartment syndrome
develops over time as edema increases
S/S
Severe pain or burning Decreased strength
Paralysis
Pain with movement
Hard on palpation
✔✔Guidelines for pain med for Fx extremity - ✔✔Proper meds and splinting
✔✔Tx for abrasions - ✔✔Sterile dressings and compress wound
✔✔Findings of pt with injury at C7 - ✔✔Hypoventilation causes decreased clearance of
secretions and can cause pneumonia
Dizziness
Nausea vomiting
Blank stares
Fainting
Increased sweating
Anxiety
Pale
✔✔Neurogenic shock S/S - ✔✔SOB
Chest pain
Weakness
Bradycardia
, Faint pulse
Cyanosis
Hypothermia
✔✔What is included in the secondary rapid trauma - ✔✔**Head**
-Inspects and palpates scalp and ears
-Assesses eyes
-Inspects mouth*, nose* and assesses facial area
**Neck**
-Checks position of trachea
Checks jugular veins
-Palpates cervical spine
**Chest**
-Inspects chest
-Palpates chest
-Auscultates chest **Abdomen/pelvis**
-Inspects and palpates abdomen-Assesses pelvis
-Verbalizes assessment of genitalia/perineum as needed
**Lower extremities**
-Inspects, palpates and assesses motor, sensory and distal circulatory functions (1
point/leg)
**Upper extremities**
-Inspects, palpates and assesses motor, sensory and distal circulatory functions (1
point/arm)
**Posterior Thorax, Lumbar and Buttocks***
-Inspects and palpates posterior thorax
-Inspects and palpates lumbar and buttocks areas
✔✔Most immediate treatment with an open pneumothorax - ✔✔Occlusive dressing
✔✔S/S of ruptured bladder - ✔✔Types of injuries
Blunt trauma (such as a blow to the body)
Penetrating wounds (such as bullet or stab wounds)
The amount of injury to the bladder depends on:
How full the bladder was at the time of injury
What caused the injury
Other causes of bladder or urethra injury include:
Surgeries of the pelvis or groin (such as hernia repair and removal of the uterus). Tears,
cuts, bruises, and other injuries to the urethra.
The urethra is the tube that carries urine out of the body.
This is most common in men.Straddle injuries.
This injury may occur if there is direct force that injures the area behind the scrotum.
Deceleration injury. This injury may occur during a motor vehicle accident. Your bladder
can get injured if it is full and you are wearing a seatbelt.Injury to the bladder or urethra
may cause urine to leak into the abdomen. This may lead to infection.
Common S/S
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Treatment of tension pneumothorax Needle T - ✔✔2 or 3 intercostal space
midclavicular
5 or 6 intercostal space midaxillary
✔✔S/S of hemothorax - ✔✔Similar presence of pneumothorax Hypo resistance to
percussion
Pain or feeling of heaviness on chest Anxious
Dyspnea
Fast heartbeat
Cold sweats
Pale skins
High fever
✔✔Care for abdominal evisceration - ✔✔Cover with large occlusive dressing and a wet
towel keep moisture
✔✔Most critical finding in a fractured extermity Fx - ✔✔Compartment syndrome
develops over time as edema increases
S/S
Severe pain or burning Decreased strength
Paralysis
Pain with movement
Hard on palpation
✔✔Guidelines for pain med for Fx extremity - ✔✔Proper meds and splinting
✔✔Tx for abrasions - ✔✔Sterile dressings and compress wound
✔✔Findings of pt with injury at C7 - ✔✔Hypoventilation causes decreased clearance of
secretions and can cause pneumonia
Dizziness
Nausea vomiting
Blank stares
Fainting
Increased sweating
Anxiety
Pale
✔✔Neurogenic shock S/S - ✔✔SOB
Chest pain
Weakness
Bradycardia
, Faint pulse
Cyanosis
Hypothermia
✔✔What is included in the secondary rapid trauma - ✔✔**Head**
-Inspects and palpates scalp and ears
-Assesses eyes
-Inspects mouth*, nose* and assesses facial area
**Neck**
-Checks position of trachea
Checks jugular veins
-Palpates cervical spine
**Chest**
-Inspects chest
-Palpates chest
-Auscultates chest **Abdomen/pelvis**
-Inspects and palpates abdomen-Assesses pelvis
-Verbalizes assessment of genitalia/perineum as needed
**Lower extremities**
-Inspects, palpates and assesses motor, sensory and distal circulatory functions (1
point/leg)
**Upper extremities**
-Inspects, palpates and assesses motor, sensory and distal circulatory functions (1
point/arm)
**Posterior Thorax, Lumbar and Buttocks***
-Inspects and palpates posterior thorax
-Inspects and palpates lumbar and buttocks areas
✔✔Most immediate treatment with an open pneumothorax - ✔✔Occlusive dressing
✔✔S/S of ruptured bladder - ✔✔Types of injuries
Blunt trauma (such as a blow to the body)
Penetrating wounds (such as bullet or stab wounds)
The amount of injury to the bladder depends on:
How full the bladder was at the time of injury
What caused the injury
Other causes of bladder or urethra injury include:
Surgeries of the pelvis or groin (such as hernia repair and removal of the uterus). Tears,
cuts, bruises, and other injuries to the urethra.
The urethra is the tube that carries urine out of the body.
This is most common in men.Straddle injuries.
This injury may occur if there is direct force that injures the area behind the scrotum.
Deceleration injury. This injury may occur during a motor vehicle accident. Your bladder
can get injured if it is full and you are wearing a seatbelt.Injury to the bladder or urethra
may cause urine to leak into the abdomen. This may lead to infection.
Common S/S
