AEMT FISDAP Comprehensive Exam
Questions With Answers
An 18 year old male was kicked in the left side of his face. He tells you that he cannot
look up or feel his cheek, nose, or upper lip. Which type of fracture should you suspect? -
Answer Zygomatic
A 26 year old has been stabbed in the left side of his chest. He presents with pale, cool
skin and JVD. Vital signs are BP: 140/120, P: 140, R 32 breath sounds equal bilateral.
What should you suspect? - Answer Cardiac Tamponade
A 42 year old male has a sucking chest wound to his right anterior chest. What should
you do? - Answer Apply a non porous dressing
A 35 year old patient is unresponsive after a motor vehicle collision. You observe
paradoxical movement during respiration. Vital signs are BP: 104/72, P: 120, R: 32 and
shallow and a SPO2 of 89%. What should you do? - Answer Assist the patients
ventilations
A 19 year old female was hit in her left flank with a baseball bat. She has bruising to her
left upper quadrant and complains of left shoulder pain. Vital signs are BP: 84/50, P: 130,
R: 22 and labored. What should you suspect? - Answer Spleen Injury
A 17 year old male was struck in the chest by a baseball. He is apneic and pulseless.
What should you suspect? - Answer Commotio Cordis
A 24 year old female was shot in the chest. She is cyanotic and diaphoretic. She has
normal breath sounds with equal rise and is tachycardia. What should you suspect? -
Answer Cardiac Tamponade
A 42 year old female presents with jugular vein distention, unequal breath sounds, and
asymmetrical chest rise. What is the most likely cause? - Answer Tension Pneumothorax
A 25 year old male is unresponsive and apneic. His chest was trapped under a car for 5
minutes. He has petechiae to his face and a weak carotid pulse. What should you do? -
Answer Ventilate him with a bag-valve mask
A 65 year old male fell down a flight of concrete steps. He has tingling in both legs and
, denies neck or back pain. What should you do? - Answer Hold C-spine and immobilize
A 45 year old male fell down the stairs and is unresponsive and apneic. When you
ventilate him, you notice his neck is swelling and he has minimal chest rise. What should
you suspect? - Answer Tracheal Disruption
A 30 year old male was stabbed in the stomach with a knife and has an evisceration. What
should you do? - Answer Apply a moist dressing and cover with an occlusive dressing.
A 39 year old female was in a car crash and is hemorrhaging from her neck. Vital signs
are BP: 72/40, P: 120, R: 24. What should you do? - Answer Establish 2 large bore IVs
You are ventilating a 23 year old female. You notice there is JVD and decreased lung
sounds on the left. What should you suspect? - Answer Tension Pneumothorax
A 50 year old male has a blunt chest injury with paradoxical chest wall movement. Vital
signs are BP: 120/62, P: 110, R: 22 and shallow. What should you suspect? - Answer Flail
Chest
What is a pathognomonic sign of neurogenic shock? - Answer Vasocodilation
A 42 year old female was the restrained passenger in a car crash with passenger side
impact. She complains of shortness of breath with right-sided chest pain. Vital signs are
BP 84/60, P 112, R 28 with unequal breath sounds, SpO2 74%. What should you suspect?
- Answer Tension Pneumothorax
A 36 vear old male has a fractured tibia. After splinting you are unable to palpate a distal
pulse. What should you do? - Answer Loosen the splint and reassess for circulation
A 32 year old male was in a head-on car crash. He complains of chest pain and dizziness.
Vital signs are BP 100/60, P 128 and irregular, R 28 and labored. He has ecchymosis on
his chest. What should you suspect? - Answer Cardiac Contusion
Questions With Answers
An 18 year old male was kicked in the left side of his face. He tells you that he cannot
look up or feel his cheek, nose, or upper lip. Which type of fracture should you suspect? -
Answer Zygomatic
A 26 year old has been stabbed in the left side of his chest. He presents with pale, cool
skin and JVD. Vital signs are BP: 140/120, P: 140, R 32 breath sounds equal bilateral.
What should you suspect? - Answer Cardiac Tamponade
A 42 year old male has a sucking chest wound to his right anterior chest. What should
you do? - Answer Apply a non porous dressing
A 35 year old patient is unresponsive after a motor vehicle collision. You observe
paradoxical movement during respiration. Vital signs are BP: 104/72, P: 120, R: 32 and
shallow and a SPO2 of 89%. What should you do? - Answer Assist the patients
ventilations
A 19 year old female was hit in her left flank with a baseball bat. She has bruising to her
left upper quadrant and complains of left shoulder pain. Vital signs are BP: 84/50, P: 130,
R: 22 and labored. What should you suspect? - Answer Spleen Injury
A 17 year old male was struck in the chest by a baseball. He is apneic and pulseless.
What should you suspect? - Answer Commotio Cordis
A 24 year old female was shot in the chest. She is cyanotic and diaphoretic. She has
normal breath sounds with equal rise and is tachycardia. What should you suspect? -
Answer Cardiac Tamponade
A 42 year old female presents with jugular vein distention, unequal breath sounds, and
asymmetrical chest rise. What is the most likely cause? - Answer Tension Pneumothorax
A 25 year old male is unresponsive and apneic. His chest was trapped under a car for 5
minutes. He has petechiae to his face and a weak carotid pulse. What should you do? -
Answer Ventilate him with a bag-valve mask
A 65 year old male fell down a flight of concrete steps. He has tingling in both legs and
, denies neck or back pain. What should you do? - Answer Hold C-spine and immobilize
A 45 year old male fell down the stairs and is unresponsive and apneic. When you
ventilate him, you notice his neck is swelling and he has minimal chest rise. What should
you suspect? - Answer Tracheal Disruption
A 30 year old male was stabbed in the stomach with a knife and has an evisceration. What
should you do? - Answer Apply a moist dressing and cover with an occlusive dressing.
A 39 year old female was in a car crash and is hemorrhaging from her neck. Vital signs
are BP: 72/40, P: 120, R: 24. What should you do? - Answer Establish 2 large bore IVs
You are ventilating a 23 year old female. You notice there is JVD and decreased lung
sounds on the left. What should you suspect? - Answer Tension Pneumothorax
A 50 year old male has a blunt chest injury with paradoxical chest wall movement. Vital
signs are BP: 120/62, P: 110, R: 22 and shallow. What should you suspect? - Answer Flail
Chest
What is a pathognomonic sign of neurogenic shock? - Answer Vasocodilation
A 42 year old female was the restrained passenger in a car crash with passenger side
impact. She complains of shortness of breath with right-sided chest pain. Vital signs are
BP 84/60, P 112, R 28 with unequal breath sounds, SpO2 74%. What should you suspect?
- Answer Tension Pneumothorax
A 36 vear old male has a fractured tibia. After splinting you are unable to palpate a distal
pulse. What should you do? - Answer Loosen the splint and reassess for circulation
A 32 year old male was in a head-on car crash. He complains of chest pain and dizziness.
Vital signs are BP 100/60, P 128 and irregular, R 28 and labored. He has ecchymosis on
his chest. What should you suspect? - Answer Cardiac Contusion
