TRAUMA FISDAP [2026] | FINAL REVIEW | UPDATED
ACTUAL | 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
• Signs and symptoms of a GI bleed -✓✓ANSWER: Black/Tarry stool
Bright red blood in stool
Cramps
Tired
Pale
Shortness of breath
• Signs and symptoms of a splenic injury -✓✓ANSWER: Upper left quadrant pain
Confusion
• Signs and symptoms of an infection -✓✓ANSWER: Redness and swelling of a
body part
fever
increased pulse and respiratory rates
diarrhea
vomiting
nausea
• Anatomy and physiology of hemorrhagic shock -✓✓ANSWER: Reduced tissue
perfusion resulting in inadequate delivery of oxygen and nutrients to tissue
• Signs and symptoms hemorrhagic shock -✓✓ANSWER: Anxiety
,Blue lips and fingernails
low or no urine output
Shallow breathing
dizziness
confusion
• Signs and symptoms of an anti coagulation emergency -✓✓ANSWER: Coughing
up/vomiting blood
bleeding that wont stop
bright red blood in stool
• Becks triad -✓✓ANSWER: Cardiac Tamponade
-hypotension
-JVD
-muffled heart sounds
• Signs and symptoms of a cardiac contusion -✓✓ANSWER: Extreme pain above
ribs
Increased heart rate
weakness
fatigue
nausea
• Treating an open chest wound -✓✓ANSWER: Seal the wound with an occlusive
dressing
,assess for underlying cervical, thoracic, or abdominal injuries
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) -✓✓ANSWER: Focal brain damage due to contact
injuries.
S/S
-Nausea
-Vomiting
-Headache
-inability to wake up
-Clear fluids from ear
• Complication of an open neck wound -✓✓ANSWER: -Subcutaneous Emphysema
-Continued blood loss
-expanding hematoma
-hypovolemic shock
-pulse deficit
• Signs and symptoms of traumatic asphyxiation -✓✓ANSWER: -Also known as
Perte's syndrome
-Swelling of the face and neck
-bluish discoloration of the head and neck
-subconjunctival bleeding in the eyes, small spot like hemmorages on the skin of
the face, neck, and upper chest.
• Pathophysiology of shock -✓✓ANSWER: -Decreased Blood Volume
, -Decreased Venous Return
-Decreased Stroke Volume
-Decreased Cardiac Output
-Decreased Tissue Perfusion
• Identifying the appropriate trauma center for a patient -✓✓ANSWER: Trauma 1:
controlled safety
Trauma 3: for stabilization
Life Flight: stabilization and rapid transport
• Late Stage Hypothermia -✓✓ANSWER: Impaired mental status
• If you see a cracked windshield in a MVC... what will the pt represent with? -
✓✓ANSWER: Bruised or lacerated head or face. Brain injury, *cervical spine injury
(always until proven otherwise), tracheal injury.
• If you see a deformed steering column in a MVC... what will the pt represent
with? -✓✓ANSWER: Bruised neck, bruised chest. Sternal or rib fracture, flail chest,
myocardial contusion, *pericardial tamponade, pneumo/hemothorax, aortic tear.
• If you see a deformed dashboard in a MVC... what will the pt represent with? -
✓✓ANSWER: Bruised abdomen, bruised knee, misplaced kneecap. Ruptured
spleen, liver, bowel, diaphragm. Fractured patella, dislocated knee, *femoral
fracture, dislocated hip.
ACTUAL | 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
• Signs and symptoms of a GI bleed -✓✓ANSWER: Black/Tarry stool
Bright red blood in stool
Cramps
Tired
Pale
Shortness of breath
• Signs and symptoms of a splenic injury -✓✓ANSWER: Upper left quadrant pain
Confusion
• Signs and symptoms of an infection -✓✓ANSWER: Redness and swelling of a
body part
fever
increased pulse and respiratory rates
diarrhea
vomiting
nausea
• Anatomy and physiology of hemorrhagic shock -✓✓ANSWER: Reduced tissue
perfusion resulting in inadequate delivery of oxygen and nutrients to tissue
• Signs and symptoms hemorrhagic shock -✓✓ANSWER: Anxiety
,Blue lips and fingernails
low or no urine output
Shallow breathing
dizziness
confusion
• Signs and symptoms of an anti coagulation emergency -✓✓ANSWER: Coughing
up/vomiting blood
bleeding that wont stop
bright red blood in stool
• Becks triad -✓✓ANSWER: Cardiac Tamponade
-hypotension
-JVD
-muffled heart sounds
• Signs and symptoms of a cardiac contusion -✓✓ANSWER: Extreme pain above
ribs
Increased heart rate
weakness
fatigue
nausea
• Treating an open chest wound -✓✓ANSWER: Seal the wound with an occlusive
dressing
,assess for underlying cervical, thoracic, or abdominal injuries
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) -✓✓ANSWER: Focal brain damage due to contact
injuries.
S/S
-Nausea
-Vomiting
-Headache
-inability to wake up
-Clear fluids from ear
• Complication of an open neck wound -✓✓ANSWER: -Subcutaneous Emphysema
-Continued blood loss
-expanding hematoma
-hypovolemic shock
-pulse deficit
• Signs and symptoms of traumatic asphyxiation -✓✓ANSWER: -Also known as
Perte's syndrome
-Swelling of the face and neck
-bluish discoloration of the head and neck
-subconjunctival bleeding in the eyes, small spot like hemmorages on the skin of
the face, neck, and upper chest.
• Pathophysiology of shock -✓✓ANSWER: -Decreased Blood Volume
, -Decreased Venous Return
-Decreased Stroke Volume
-Decreased Cardiac Output
-Decreased Tissue Perfusion
• Identifying the appropriate trauma center for a patient -✓✓ANSWER: Trauma 1:
controlled safety
Trauma 3: for stabilization
Life Flight: stabilization and rapid transport
• Late Stage Hypothermia -✓✓ANSWER: Impaired mental status
• If you see a cracked windshield in a MVC... what will the pt represent with? -
✓✓ANSWER: Bruised or lacerated head or face. Brain injury, *cervical spine injury
(always until proven otherwise), tracheal injury.
• If you see a deformed steering column in a MVC... what will the pt represent
with? -✓✓ANSWER: Bruised neck, bruised chest. Sternal or rib fracture, flail chest,
myocardial contusion, *pericardial tamponade, pneumo/hemothorax, aortic tear.
• If you see a deformed dashboard in a MVC... what will the pt represent with? -
✓✓ANSWER: Bruised abdomen, bruised knee, misplaced kneecap. Ruptured
spleen, liver, bowel, diaphragm. Fractured patella, dislocated knee, *femoral
fracture, dislocated hip.
