EMT FISDAP Trauma Exam REVIEW 2026/2027
MOST RECENT QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
• Appropriate care for amputated extremity? -✓✓ Wrap in dry gauze, seal in plastic bag,
and place in cool water
• 28 yo pt driving motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not wearing a helmet.
Supine with copious amount of blood around face. Gurgling and R 4 per min. Most
appropriate? -✓✓ Control bleeding
• 18 yo M holding right shin after sports related injury. Deformity and swelling; pedal
pulse present. You should? -✓✓ Apply board splint in position found
• Pedestrian hit by car. Pale, cool, and diaphoretic. Oriented to name only and has
difficulty breathing. BP 80/40, P 120, R 28 and shallow. 90% SP02. You should? -✓✓
BVM
• 81 yo F helthcare facility fell out of bed. Nurse suspects hip fracture. Which medication
should concern you the most? -✓✓ Coumadin
• You are treating a patient with agonal respirations and gunshot wound to the chest.
You notice an open skull fracture leaking brain matter. There is no radial pulse, you
should? -✓✓ Asses a carotid pulse and assist ventilations
• a 45 year old male fell asleep outisde while doing yard work. His face and lower legs
are bright red with blisters and painful on examination. You should suspect -✓✓ Both
superficial and partial thickness burns
• a 35 year old patient has fallen and has a deformed right lower leg. The distal
extremity is pulsless and the skin is cool and cyanotic. You should -✓✓ Realign the
injured extremity
• You arrive on scene of a car crash. The driver is alert and complaining of severe chest
and abdominal pain. His radial is weak and rapid. Skin is cool, pale, and moist. The
patient has a history of cardiac problems. You should? -✓✓ Rapidly extricate onto a
long spinal board and transport
• 47 male shot in back has cool and clammy skin with arm weakness. BP 130/90, P 76,
R 24. You should suspect -✓✓ Spinal cord injury
• Injury that is most likely to require routine assessment and transport -✓✓ Deformed
Wrist Injury
, • After securing pt on long board, you should immediately assess -✓✓ PMS
• 23 yo soccer player was kicked in the chest. He is alert with rapid, shallow R and
complains of chest pain. Pale, cool, and wet. You should? -✓✓ Non Rebreather
• 25 yo in R distress after being stabbed in the chest. Blood is bubbling from 2 cm
laceration to L chest wall. Lung sounds diminished on L side. You should? -✓✓ Apply
occlusive dressing
• Early signs of decompensated shock? -✓✓ Low blood pressure
• Pt stabbed in RUQ. What organ is injured? -✓✓ Liver
• Pt with chemical burn on eye and is wearing contact lenses. You should? -✓✓
Remove contact lenses and administer irrigation solutions
• A baseball player was hit by a baseball in the left eye and complains for double vision.
What should you do? -✓✓ Restrict spinal movement
• First concern with conscious pt who received partial thick burns to the face is treating?
-✓✓ airway problems
• 22 yo F had an accident on moped. She is lying on ground; breathing well. Still
wearing helmet. You should? -✓✓ Leave helmet in place while she is stabilized
• 32 yo M is unconscious after being struck in the head by a baseball bat. Has pulse but
breathing is slow. Minor bleeding from a laceration at the left temple. Partner is
maintaining manual C-spine stabilization. You should? -✓✓ Measure and apply a rigid c
collar
• 28 yo M is fleeing from police and sustained 1 cm laceration shallow on forearm while
climbing a rusted chain link fence. Refusing transport. What should you be concerned
with? -✓✓ Infection
• Which is an open wound? -✓✓ abrasion
• Woman struck in face with softball bat. Unconscious. BP 74/50, P 60, R 8. What do
you do? -✓✓ Insert an oral airway and admin 02 via BVM
• 21 yo football player hit from the side and landed head first onto the ground. Was
ambulatory on scene and oriented to name only. Refusing transport and care. What
should you do? -✓✓ Ask the team coach for assistance
MOST RECENT QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
• Appropriate care for amputated extremity? -✓✓ Wrap in dry gauze, seal in plastic bag,
and place in cool water
• 28 yo pt driving motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not wearing a helmet.
Supine with copious amount of blood around face. Gurgling and R 4 per min. Most
appropriate? -✓✓ Control bleeding
• 18 yo M holding right shin after sports related injury. Deformity and swelling; pedal
pulse present. You should? -✓✓ Apply board splint in position found
• Pedestrian hit by car. Pale, cool, and diaphoretic. Oriented to name only and has
difficulty breathing. BP 80/40, P 120, R 28 and shallow. 90% SP02. You should? -✓✓
BVM
• 81 yo F helthcare facility fell out of bed. Nurse suspects hip fracture. Which medication
should concern you the most? -✓✓ Coumadin
• You are treating a patient with agonal respirations and gunshot wound to the chest.
You notice an open skull fracture leaking brain matter. There is no radial pulse, you
should? -✓✓ Asses a carotid pulse and assist ventilations
• a 45 year old male fell asleep outisde while doing yard work. His face and lower legs
are bright red with blisters and painful on examination. You should suspect -✓✓ Both
superficial and partial thickness burns
• a 35 year old patient has fallen and has a deformed right lower leg. The distal
extremity is pulsless and the skin is cool and cyanotic. You should -✓✓ Realign the
injured extremity
• You arrive on scene of a car crash. The driver is alert and complaining of severe chest
and abdominal pain. His radial is weak and rapid. Skin is cool, pale, and moist. The
patient has a history of cardiac problems. You should? -✓✓ Rapidly extricate onto a
long spinal board and transport
• 47 male shot in back has cool and clammy skin with arm weakness. BP 130/90, P 76,
R 24. You should suspect -✓✓ Spinal cord injury
• Injury that is most likely to require routine assessment and transport -✓✓ Deformed
Wrist Injury
, • After securing pt on long board, you should immediately assess -✓✓ PMS
• 23 yo soccer player was kicked in the chest. He is alert with rapid, shallow R and
complains of chest pain. Pale, cool, and wet. You should? -✓✓ Non Rebreather
• 25 yo in R distress after being stabbed in the chest. Blood is bubbling from 2 cm
laceration to L chest wall. Lung sounds diminished on L side. You should? -✓✓ Apply
occlusive dressing
• Early signs of decompensated shock? -✓✓ Low blood pressure
• Pt stabbed in RUQ. What organ is injured? -✓✓ Liver
• Pt with chemical burn on eye and is wearing contact lenses. You should? -✓✓
Remove contact lenses and administer irrigation solutions
• A baseball player was hit by a baseball in the left eye and complains for double vision.
What should you do? -✓✓ Restrict spinal movement
• First concern with conscious pt who received partial thick burns to the face is treating?
-✓✓ airway problems
• 22 yo F had an accident on moped. She is lying on ground; breathing well. Still
wearing helmet. You should? -✓✓ Leave helmet in place while she is stabilized
• 32 yo M is unconscious after being struck in the head by a baseball bat. Has pulse but
breathing is slow. Minor bleeding from a laceration at the left temple. Partner is
maintaining manual C-spine stabilization. You should? -✓✓ Measure and apply a rigid c
collar
• 28 yo M is fleeing from police and sustained 1 cm laceration shallow on forearm while
climbing a rusted chain link fence. Refusing transport. What should you be concerned
with? -✓✓ Infection
• Which is an open wound? -✓✓ abrasion
• Woman struck in face with softball bat. Unconscious. BP 74/50, P 60, R 8. What do
you do? -✓✓ Insert an oral airway and admin 02 via BVM
• 21 yo football player hit from the side and landed head first onto the ground. Was
ambulatory on scene and oriented to name only. Refusing transport and care. What
should you do? -✓✓ Ask the team coach for assistance
