JB Learning Trauma Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Which of the following would MOST likely cause obstructive shock?
-
correct answer ✅Pericardial tamponade (Obstructive shock results
from an injury or condition that physically obstructs the flow of
blood and causes inadequate circulation through cardiovascular
system)
When assessing the pupils of a patient with a severe closed head
injury, you note that they are bilaterally dilated and non reactive.
What does this specifically indicate? -
correct answer ✅Pressure on the oculomotor Nerve
After being struck in the head with a baseball bat, a 9 YOM
immediately loses consciousness. On your arrival he is conscious
but confused. Shortly into your assessment he becomes
unresponsive. Which of the following injuries has this child MOST
likely sustained? -
correct answer ✅Epidural Hemorrhage (result of damage to the
middle meningeal artery produces loss of consciousness)
Most chemical burn injuries are treated with: -
correct answer ✅Water
,JB Learning Trauma Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Common clinical signs of a hemothorax include all of the following,
EXCEPT: -
correct answer ✅Mediastinal Shift
You are treating a patient with a closed head injury. His initial vital
signs reveal a bp of 132/82, p 76 and RR 28. Which of the following
set of repeat vital signs is most suggestive of increased intracranial
pressure?
A: BP 80/40 P 68 & weak, RR 20 and deep
B: BP 90/60, P 130 & bounding, RR 34 shallow
C: BP 174/80 P 120 & thready, RR 30 and shallow
D: BP 180/88, P 64 & bounding, RR 36 & irregular -
correct answer ✅BP 180/88 P 64 and bounding RR 36 and
irregular
A 22 YOM experienced blunt abdominal trauma. He is conscious
and alert but appears anxious. His BP is 100/62, P 118, RR 22.
Further assessment reveals that his radial pulse are easily palpable,
What is the MOST appropriate IV fluid regimen for the patient? -
correct answer ✅25 mL/hr (KVO) due to vitals are stable
, JB Learning Trauma Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
You are assessing a patient who experienced a penetrating injury to
his left anterior chest. His blood pressure is 100/60 mm Hg and his
pulse rate is 110 beats/min. Which of the following clinical findings
is MOST suggestive of a pericardial tamponade? -
correct answer ✅Repeat blood pressure of 90/60 As pressure
builds within the pericardial sac, the ability of the heart to contract
(systole) and relax (diastole) is impaired. This results in a narrowing
pulse pressure - the difference between the systolic and diastolic
blood pressure.
When performing a rapid assessment on a man who fell
approximately 25 feet, you should assess the chest for: -
correct answer ✅Symmetry and stability
You respond to the scene of a local knife-throwing contest where a
man has a large knife impaled in the precordial area, just to the left
of the lower sternum. He is unresponsive, apneic, and pulseless.
You should: -
correct answer ✅B) remove the knife, control bleeding, and begin
CPR
Which of the following signs would indicate a severe pericardial
tamponade -
& Answers (Grade A+)
Which of the following would MOST likely cause obstructive shock?
-
correct answer ✅Pericardial tamponade (Obstructive shock results
from an injury or condition that physically obstructs the flow of
blood and causes inadequate circulation through cardiovascular
system)
When assessing the pupils of a patient with a severe closed head
injury, you note that they are bilaterally dilated and non reactive.
What does this specifically indicate? -
correct answer ✅Pressure on the oculomotor Nerve
After being struck in the head with a baseball bat, a 9 YOM
immediately loses consciousness. On your arrival he is conscious
but confused. Shortly into your assessment he becomes
unresponsive. Which of the following injuries has this child MOST
likely sustained? -
correct answer ✅Epidural Hemorrhage (result of damage to the
middle meningeal artery produces loss of consciousness)
Most chemical burn injuries are treated with: -
correct answer ✅Water
,JB Learning Trauma Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Common clinical signs of a hemothorax include all of the following,
EXCEPT: -
correct answer ✅Mediastinal Shift
You are treating a patient with a closed head injury. His initial vital
signs reveal a bp of 132/82, p 76 and RR 28. Which of the following
set of repeat vital signs is most suggestive of increased intracranial
pressure?
A: BP 80/40 P 68 & weak, RR 20 and deep
B: BP 90/60, P 130 & bounding, RR 34 shallow
C: BP 174/80 P 120 & thready, RR 30 and shallow
D: BP 180/88, P 64 & bounding, RR 36 & irregular -
correct answer ✅BP 180/88 P 64 and bounding RR 36 and
irregular
A 22 YOM experienced blunt abdominal trauma. He is conscious
and alert but appears anxious. His BP is 100/62, P 118, RR 22.
Further assessment reveals that his radial pulse are easily palpable,
What is the MOST appropriate IV fluid regimen for the patient? -
correct answer ✅25 mL/hr (KVO) due to vitals are stable
, JB Learning Trauma Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
You are assessing a patient who experienced a penetrating injury to
his left anterior chest. His blood pressure is 100/60 mm Hg and his
pulse rate is 110 beats/min. Which of the following clinical findings
is MOST suggestive of a pericardial tamponade? -
correct answer ✅Repeat blood pressure of 90/60 As pressure
builds within the pericardial sac, the ability of the heart to contract
(systole) and relax (diastole) is impaired. This results in a narrowing
pulse pressure - the difference between the systolic and diastolic
blood pressure.
When performing a rapid assessment on a man who fell
approximately 25 feet, you should assess the chest for: -
correct answer ✅Symmetry and stability
You respond to the scene of a local knife-throwing contest where a
man has a large knife impaled in the precordial area, just to the left
of the lower sternum. He is unresponsive, apneic, and pulseless.
You should: -
correct answer ✅B) remove the knife, control bleeding, and begin
CPR
Which of the following signs would indicate a severe pericardial
tamponade -
