Trauma Fisdap Questions and Answers
53 year old female hit by a car. She's unresponsive with deformity to left femur and with
pelvic instability. Also has diminished lung sounds on the left side. You should? -
Correct answer-immobilize long backboard
28 year old male with blunt trauma to right anterior chest. He's pale, cool, diaphoretic
and responsive to verbal. R is 38 and shallow respirations with paradoxical movement.
What should you do? - Correct answer-call ALS back up
What is the most likely cause of periorbital ecchymosis - Correct answer-basicular skull
fracture
30 year old male was shot in the mid thigh. Bleeding continues after partner applies
direct pressure. You should? - Correct answer-Apply tourniquet
28 year old motorcycle driver traveling 45 mphhit a parked car. Not wearing a seat belt.
Found supine with blood around the face. He's gurgling and R is 4 per min. What's the
most appropriate? - Correct answer-Jaw thrust
Man fell while water skiing and is unconscious, what should you expect? - Correct
answer-Head and spine injury
Appropriate care for an amputated extremity - Correct answer-wrap in a dry gauze, seal
in plastic bag, and place in cool water
28 driver motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit a parked car. Not wearing a helmet. Patient
was supine with copious amount of blood in the mouth. Patient is gurgling with a RR of
4 per min. What's most appropriate - Correct answer-Suction Airway
An 18 year old man holding right shin after a sports related injury. Deformity and
swelling; pedal pulse present. You should? - Correct answer-apply board and splint in
position found
Patient hit by a car. Is pale cool and diaphoretic. Oriented to name only and has
difficulty breathing. BP is 80/40, P 120, R 28 & shallow. 90% SPO2. You should? -
Correct answer-BVM
81 year old female at a healthcare facility fell out of bed. Nurse suspects hip fracture.
What medication should concern you the most? - Correct answer-coumadin
You are treating a patient with agonal respirations in a gunshot wound to the chest. You
notice an open skull fracture leaking brain matter. There is no radial pulse. You should?
- Correct answer-assess a carotid pulse and assist ventilations
, A 45-year-old man fell asleep outside while doing yardwork. His face and legs are bright
red with small blisters painful on examination. You should expect - Correct answer-
superficial and partial thickness burns
A 35-year-old patient has fallen and has a deformed right lower leg. The distal extremity
is pulseless and The skin is cool and cyanotic. You should? - Correct answer-realign
injured extremity
You arrive at the scene of a car crash. The driver is alert and complaining of severe
chest and abdominal pain. His radial pulse is weak and rapid. Skin is cool, pale and
moist. The patient has a history of cardiac problems. You should? - Correct answer-
rapid extrication onto long spinal backboard and transport
47 year old male was shot in the back and has cool and clammy skin with arm
weakness. BP is 130/90, P 76, R 24. You should expect? - Correct answer-spinal cord
injury
Injury that is most likely to require routine assessment and transport? - Correct answer-
deformed wrist injury
after securing the patient on a longboard, you should immediately assess - Correct
answer-pms
A 23 year old soccer player was kicked in the chest. He is alert with rapid, shallow
respirations and complains of chest pain. Skin is pale, cool, and wet, you should -
Correct answer-rapid trauma assessment
25 year old in repiratory distress after being stabbed in the chest. Blood is bubbling from
2 cm laceration to the left chest wall. Lungs sounds diminished on the left side. You
should? - Correct answer-apply occlusive dressing
early signs of decompensated shock - Correct answer-low blood pressure
patient stabbed in RUQ. What organ is injured? - Correct answer-liver
Patient with chemical burn on the eye and is wearing contact lenses. You should? -
Correct answer-leave contact lenses in and administer irrigation solution
A baseball player was hit by a baseball in the left eye and complains of double vision.
What should you do> - Correct answer-perform detailed exam/ c-spine
first concern with conscious patient who received partial thickness burns to the face is
treating? - Correct answer-airway problems
53 year old female hit by a car. She's unresponsive with deformity to left femur and with
pelvic instability. Also has diminished lung sounds on the left side. You should? -
Correct answer-immobilize long backboard
28 year old male with blunt trauma to right anterior chest. He's pale, cool, diaphoretic
and responsive to verbal. R is 38 and shallow respirations with paradoxical movement.
What should you do? - Correct answer-call ALS back up
What is the most likely cause of periorbital ecchymosis - Correct answer-basicular skull
fracture
30 year old male was shot in the mid thigh. Bleeding continues after partner applies
direct pressure. You should? - Correct answer-Apply tourniquet
28 year old motorcycle driver traveling 45 mphhit a parked car. Not wearing a seat belt.
Found supine with blood around the face. He's gurgling and R is 4 per min. What's the
most appropriate? - Correct answer-Jaw thrust
Man fell while water skiing and is unconscious, what should you expect? - Correct
answer-Head and spine injury
Appropriate care for an amputated extremity - Correct answer-wrap in a dry gauze, seal
in plastic bag, and place in cool water
28 driver motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit a parked car. Not wearing a helmet. Patient
was supine with copious amount of blood in the mouth. Patient is gurgling with a RR of
4 per min. What's most appropriate - Correct answer-Suction Airway
An 18 year old man holding right shin after a sports related injury. Deformity and
swelling; pedal pulse present. You should? - Correct answer-apply board and splint in
position found
Patient hit by a car. Is pale cool and diaphoretic. Oriented to name only and has
difficulty breathing. BP is 80/40, P 120, R 28 & shallow. 90% SPO2. You should? -
Correct answer-BVM
81 year old female at a healthcare facility fell out of bed. Nurse suspects hip fracture.
What medication should concern you the most? - Correct answer-coumadin
You are treating a patient with agonal respirations in a gunshot wound to the chest. You
notice an open skull fracture leaking brain matter. There is no radial pulse. You should?
- Correct answer-assess a carotid pulse and assist ventilations
, A 45-year-old man fell asleep outside while doing yardwork. His face and legs are bright
red with small blisters painful on examination. You should expect - Correct answer-
superficial and partial thickness burns
A 35-year-old patient has fallen and has a deformed right lower leg. The distal extremity
is pulseless and The skin is cool and cyanotic. You should? - Correct answer-realign
injured extremity
You arrive at the scene of a car crash. The driver is alert and complaining of severe
chest and abdominal pain. His radial pulse is weak and rapid. Skin is cool, pale and
moist. The patient has a history of cardiac problems. You should? - Correct answer-
rapid extrication onto long spinal backboard and transport
47 year old male was shot in the back and has cool and clammy skin with arm
weakness. BP is 130/90, P 76, R 24. You should expect? - Correct answer-spinal cord
injury
Injury that is most likely to require routine assessment and transport? - Correct answer-
deformed wrist injury
after securing the patient on a longboard, you should immediately assess - Correct
answer-pms
A 23 year old soccer player was kicked in the chest. He is alert with rapid, shallow
respirations and complains of chest pain. Skin is pale, cool, and wet, you should -
Correct answer-rapid trauma assessment
25 year old in repiratory distress after being stabbed in the chest. Blood is bubbling from
2 cm laceration to the left chest wall. Lungs sounds diminished on the left side. You
should? - Correct answer-apply occlusive dressing
early signs of decompensated shock - Correct answer-low blood pressure
patient stabbed in RUQ. What organ is injured? - Correct answer-liver
Patient with chemical burn on the eye and is wearing contact lenses. You should? -
Correct answer-leave contact lenses in and administer irrigation solution
A baseball player was hit by a baseball in the left eye and complains of double vision.
What should you do> - Correct answer-perform detailed exam/ c-spine
first concern with conscious patient who received partial thickness burns to the face is
treating? - Correct answer-airway problems
