PARAMEDIC FISDAP TRAUMA TEST BANK
2026 COMPLETE STUDY SHEET SOLVED
QUESTIONS
● What should you do if there is a major hemorrhage in a patient?.
Answer: Apply a proximal tourniquet to stop the bleeding immediately.
Then turn to patient's airway and breathing status (CAB)
● How do you care for a partially amputated extremity?. Answer:
Control bleeding with bulky compression (pressure) dressings and splint
extremity to prevent further injury
● Injury to the cervical spine from a hanging occurs through. Answer:
distraction, or stretching, of the vertebrae and spinal cord
● What is a subluxation. Answer: a partial or incomplete dislocation;
this is an injury, not an injury mechanism
● Injuries related to Hyperextension mechanisms. Answer: Patients who
strike their head on the windshield during a mvc
● Axial Loading MOI. Answer: The spinal column is compressed
vertically; injuries after diving head first into shallow water and lumbar
spine injuries after a fall from a significant height and landing feet first
, ● What does cold, pale skin and an absent distal pulse indicate in a
limb?. Answer: Indicates that blood flow distal to the injury is
compromised
● How do you make one attempt to restore distal circulation?. Answer:
By applying gentle manual traction in line with the long axis of the limb
● What can you do to a limb after distal circulation is restored?.
Answer: Splint the limb in whatever position allows the strongest distal
pulse, elevate limb above level of the heart to help minimize swelling,
and an icepack may also help reduce pain and swelling
● What is a flail chest?. Answer: Occurs when several ribs are fractured
in more than one place; the result is a free-floating section of ribs (flail
segment) that collapses during inhalation and bulges out during
exhalation (paradoxical chest movement)
● What happens as the flail segment (flail chest) collapses?. Answer:
The lung is compressed and ventilation is impaired. Treatment should
include PPV and prompt transport.
● 12 Injuries or clinical findings that warrant transport to a high level
trauma center:. Answer: -GCS equal or less than 13 after trauma
-systolic BP less than 90 mm Hg
2026 COMPLETE STUDY SHEET SOLVED
QUESTIONS
● What should you do if there is a major hemorrhage in a patient?.
Answer: Apply a proximal tourniquet to stop the bleeding immediately.
Then turn to patient's airway and breathing status (CAB)
● How do you care for a partially amputated extremity?. Answer:
Control bleeding with bulky compression (pressure) dressings and splint
extremity to prevent further injury
● Injury to the cervical spine from a hanging occurs through. Answer:
distraction, or stretching, of the vertebrae and spinal cord
● What is a subluxation. Answer: a partial or incomplete dislocation;
this is an injury, not an injury mechanism
● Injuries related to Hyperextension mechanisms. Answer: Patients who
strike their head on the windshield during a mvc
● Axial Loading MOI. Answer: The spinal column is compressed
vertically; injuries after diving head first into shallow water and lumbar
spine injuries after a fall from a significant height and landing feet first
, ● What does cold, pale skin and an absent distal pulse indicate in a
limb?. Answer: Indicates that blood flow distal to the injury is
compromised
● How do you make one attempt to restore distal circulation?. Answer:
By applying gentle manual traction in line with the long axis of the limb
● What can you do to a limb after distal circulation is restored?.
Answer: Splint the limb in whatever position allows the strongest distal
pulse, elevate limb above level of the heart to help minimize swelling,
and an icepack may also help reduce pain and swelling
● What is a flail chest?. Answer: Occurs when several ribs are fractured
in more than one place; the result is a free-floating section of ribs (flail
segment) that collapses during inhalation and bulges out during
exhalation (paradoxical chest movement)
● What happens as the flail segment (flail chest) collapses?. Answer:
The lung is compressed and ventilation is impaired. Treatment should
include PPV and prompt transport.
● 12 Injuries or clinical findings that warrant transport to a high level
trauma center:. Answer: -GCS equal or less than 13 after trauma
-systolic BP less than 90 mm Hg
