PARAMEDIC FISDAP TRAUMA
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION SET 2026
PRACTICE QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED
● A 34 yr old male has a fractured left elbow and his arm is cyanotic
and pulse less. What should you do. Answer: Align with gentle traction
until restiance is met.
● A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the lower left quadrant. He was
minor bleeding from the wound. What should you do. Answer: Apply an
occlusive dressing
● Which injury is most likely to develop compartment syndrome.
Answer: Closed tibia fracture.
● A 21 yr old female has an open femur fracture after falling off a horse.
What should you do. Answer: Apply manual stabilization to her femur.
● An altered 19 yr old male was musty extricated from a burning
building by the fire department. He has soot around his mouth and nose.
What should you do? Answer: Remove and smoldering clothing
, ● A 41 yr old male was kicked in the chest by a horse. He is short of
breath and he has a contusion to his sternum. Vital signs are BP 96/78, P
124, R 24 and shallow. What should you suspect. Answer: Cardiac
tamponade
● A 21 yr old male is semi conscious and lying kiddywampus at the
bottom of 2 flights of stairs. What should you do? Answer: Manually
stabilize c-spine
● Which injury or condition should be managed first in a patient with
multi-system trauma? Answer: Bleeding within the oral cavity
● A 22 yr old male has a knife impaled in the upper right quadrant of his
abdomen. He complains of the painful when he inhales and shortness of
breathing. What should you suspect. Answer: Diaphragmatic tear
● A 21 year old male has a large piece of glass impaled in his eye. What
should you do? Answer: Stabilize the glass with a paper cup
● What is the the term for the injury in which the epidermis remains
intact, but cells and blood vessels in the dermis may be damaged.
Answer: contusion, bruise
● An unresponsive 49 yer old male is supine on the road next to a
crashed motorcycle. What should you do? Answer: Hold c-spine
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION SET 2026
PRACTICE QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED
● A 34 yr old male has a fractured left elbow and his arm is cyanotic
and pulse less. What should you do. Answer: Align with gentle traction
until restiance is met.
● A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the lower left quadrant. He was
minor bleeding from the wound. What should you do. Answer: Apply an
occlusive dressing
● Which injury is most likely to develop compartment syndrome.
Answer: Closed tibia fracture.
● A 21 yr old female has an open femur fracture after falling off a horse.
What should you do. Answer: Apply manual stabilization to her femur.
● An altered 19 yr old male was musty extricated from a burning
building by the fire department. He has soot around his mouth and nose.
What should you do? Answer: Remove and smoldering clothing
, ● A 41 yr old male was kicked in the chest by a horse. He is short of
breath and he has a contusion to his sternum. Vital signs are BP 96/78, P
124, R 24 and shallow. What should you suspect. Answer: Cardiac
tamponade
● A 21 yr old male is semi conscious and lying kiddywampus at the
bottom of 2 flights of stairs. What should you do? Answer: Manually
stabilize c-spine
● Which injury or condition should be managed first in a patient with
multi-system trauma? Answer: Bleeding within the oral cavity
● A 22 yr old male has a knife impaled in the upper right quadrant of his
abdomen. He complains of the painful when he inhales and shortness of
breathing. What should you suspect. Answer: Diaphragmatic tear
● A 21 year old male has a large piece of glass impaled in his eye. What
should you do? Answer: Stabilize the glass with a paper cup
● What is the the term for the injury in which the epidermis remains
intact, but cells and blood vessels in the dermis may be damaged.
Answer: contusion, bruise
● An unresponsive 49 yer old male is supine on the road next to a
crashed motorcycle. What should you do? Answer: Hold c-spine
