Paramedic Trauma Questions - FISDAP
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answers.
A 40 yo male is unresponsive and pale, and you notice a deformity above his right wrist and bruising
around his navel. His wife tells you her husband was out drinking the previous evening and he stumbled
while walking up the front steps. What should you suspect?
a. internal bleeding
b. hypoglycemia
c. alcohol poisoning
d. an extremity fracture ANS - a. internal bleeding
A 23 yo male motorcyclist was struck by a car that ran a stop sign. He is pale and diaphoretic, and no
external bleeding is noted. V/S are P 136 and R 28. Which of the following is most likely?
a. closed head injury
b. femur fracture
c. pneumothorax
d. neurogenic shock ANS - b. femur fracture
An 18 yo female with a suspected cervical spine injury has a significant amount of blood in her mouth.
What should you do?
a. perform a jaw thrust and finger sweep in order to remove blood from her mouth
b. perform a jaw thrust manuerver and attempt to ventilate her
c. assess her respiratory rate for no longer than 30 seconds
d. stabilize her head and suction her airway ANS - d. stabilize her head and suction her airway
An alert 17 yo male is struck in the abdomen with a large wrench. V/S are P 90/78, P 120, R22. He is
cool, pale, diaphoretic. Palpation of the abdomen reveal brusing, pain, and rigidity to the right upper
quadrant. To which organ should you suspect injury?
a. spleen
& JB Learning questions with correct
answers.
A 40 yo male is unresponsive and pale, and you notice a deformity above his right wrist and bruising
around his navel. His wife tells you her husband was out drinking the previous evening and he stumbled
while walking up the front steps. What should you suspect?
a. internal bleeding
b. hypoglycemia
c. alcohol poisoning
d. an extremity fracture ANS - a. internal bleeding
A 23 yo male motorcyclist was struck by a car that ran a stop sign. He is pale and diaphoretic, and no
external bleeding is noted. V/S are P 136 and R 28. Which of the following is most likely?
a. closed head injury
b. femur fracture
c. pneumothorax
d. neurogenic shock ANS - b. femur fracture
An 18 yo female with a suspected cervical spine injury has a significant amount of blood in her mouth.
What should you do?
a. perform a jaw thrust and finger sweep in order to remove blood from her mouth
b. perform a jaw thrust manuerver and attempt to ventilate her
c. assess her respiratory rate for no longer than 30 seconds
d. stabilize her head and suction her airway ANS - d. stabilize her head and suction her airway
An alert 17 yo male is struck in the abdomen with a large wrench. V/S are P 90/78, P 120, R22. He is
cool, pale, diaphoretic. Palpation of the abdomen reveal brusing, pain, and rigidity to the right upper
quadrant. To which organ should you suspect injury?
a. spleen
