Trauma fisdap 2024 questions with answers 100%
correct. GRADED A+
You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. Which of the
following information is NOT an important factor in care of the patient?
a)Height of the ladder
b)Distance the patient fell from
c)Surface the patient landed on
d)What part of the body hit first - (answers)a)Height of the ladder
You are at the scene of an MVA, in which there are three patients, all of which
have minor visible injuries. Two are refusing treatment and the last is
complaining of neck and back pain. How should you proceed?
a)Treat all three patients, they are visibly injured and need medical attention
b)Obtain signed refusals from the first two patients then proceed to the third
c)Treat the third patient, nothing else is needed for the other two
d)Have your partner obtain refusals from the two patients who refused
treatment, while you treat the last patient. - (answers)d)Have your partner obtain
refusals from the two patients who refused treatment, while you treat the last
patient.
Your patient is a 17 year old male found face down in a swimming pool. He is
currently being held face up at the surface of the water. He is unconscious but
breathing and has a pulse. What is the best course of action for this patient?
a)Jump into the pool and begin CPR
b)Remove the patient from the pool, immobilize, and transport.
c)Apply cervical and spinal immobilization while the patient is still in the pool
d)Wait for a trained water rescue team - (answers)c)Apply cervical and spinal
immobilization while the patient is still in the pool
,A laceration, spurting bright laceration, spurting bright red blood, most likely
means what type of injury? what red blood most likely means
a)Venous
b)Arterial
c)Capillary
d)Amputation - (answers)b)Arterial
Your patient has a laceration to the right leg which has intersected the femoral
artery. You have applied direct pressure to the wound, but it continues to soak
through the bandages. What should you do next?
a)Apply a tourniquet
b)Elevate the leg
c)Remove the old bandage and apply new ones
d)Apply pressure to point just above the injury - (answers)b)Elevate the leg
Of the two types of energy, which type of energy transfer in a motor vehicle
crash (MVC) with frontal impact, non-restrained driver with bent steering
wheel, and spidered windshield?
a)High velocity penetrating
b)Decelerating
c)Low velocity penetrating
d)Blunt - (answers)d)Blunt
Any penetrating missile traveling over 2,000 ft/sec would be classified as?
a)Low velocity
b)Medium velocity
c)High velocity
d)Decelerating - (answers)c)High velocity
,When there is penetrating trauma there is a permanent cavity which is formed
by the projectile contacting the tissues. How is a temporary cavity formed?
a)By the twisting of the projectile
b)By energy scrubbing off of the projectile
c)The wadding entering the body
d)Unspent gun powder - (answers)b)By energy scrubbing off of the projectile
The way a patient is injured is often referred to as the _______________?
a)Mechanism of injury
b)Nature of illness
c)Injury pattern
d)Energy transfer - (answers)a)Mechanism of injury
When approaching a scene of trauma incident, what is your first order of
business?
a)Airway
b)C-Spine control
c)Body substance Isolation
d)Scene safety - (answers)d)Scene safety
A large collection of blood under the skin is known as?
a)Contusion
b)Abrasion
c)Hematoma
d)Bruise - (answers)c)Hematoma
Your trauma patient has her left hand caught between rollers on a conveyor belt.
Extrication takes 30 minutes. Evaluation of the injury during extrication showed
delayed capillary refill distal to the injury. Post extrication shows rapid capillary
, refill distal to the injury deformity mid-palm. There are no obvious fractures, no
lacerations, and minor swelling. Knowing that crush injuries can cause many
other problems, which is NOT considered a crush injury complication?
a)Compression of tissues
b)Fractures
c)No injury at all
d)Compartment syndrome - (answers)c)No injury at all
Loss of tissue in a traumatic event can be: just soft tissue, a portion of an
extremity, or an entire extremity. If your patient has lost the distal one-third of a
lower extremity, what would that injury be called?
a)Amplitude
b)Avulsion
c)Extremity exodus
d)Amputation - (answers)d)Amputation
In any traumatic event where there is tissue damage that caused bleeding, the
bleeding needs to be controlled. What are the proper steps to bleeding control?
a)Direct pressure, elevation, tourniquet, digital pressure
b)Direct pressure, digital pressure, elevation, tourniquet
c)Tourniquet, elevation, pressure dressing, direct pressure
d)Direct pressure, pressure dressing, tourniquet - (answers)b)Direct pressure,
digital pressure, elevation, tourniquet
Your 16 year old trauma patient has what appears to be a mid-shaft femur
fracture. You notice that there is a laceration directly over the suspected
fracture. Bleeding is controlled. What type of fracture would this be?
a)Greenstick
b)Comminuted
c)Closed
correct. GRADED A+
You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. Which of the
following information is NOT an important factor in care of the patient?
a)Height of the ladder
b)Distance the patient fell from
c)Surface the patient landed on
d)What part of the body hit first - (answers)a)Height of the ladder
You are at the scene of an MVA, in which there are three patients, all of which
have minor visible injuries. Two are refusing treatment and the last is
complaining of neck and back pain. How should you proceed?
a)Treat all three patients, they are visibly injured and need medical attention
b)Obtain signed refusals from the first two patients then proceed to the third
c)Treat the third patient, nothing else is needed for the other two
d)Have your partner obtain refusals from the two patients who refused
treatment, while you treat the last patient. - (answers)d)Have your partner obtain
refusals from the two patients who refused treatment, while you treat the last
patient.
Your patient is a 17 year old male found face down in a swimming pool. He is
currently being held face up at the surface of the water. He is unconscious but
breathing and has a pulse. What is the best course of action for this patient?
a)Jump into the pool and begin CPR
b)Remove the patient from the pool, immobilize, and transport.
c)Apply cervical and spinal immobilization while the patient is still in the pool
d)Wait for a trained water rescue team - (answers)c)Apply cervical and spinal
immobilization while the patient is still in the pool
,A laceration, spurting bright laceration, spurting bright red blood, most likely
means what type of injury? what red blood most likely means
a)Venous
b)Arterial
c)Capillary
d)Amputation - (answers)b)Arterial
Your patient has a laceration to the right leg which has intersected the femoral
artery. You have applied direct pressure to the wound, but it continues to soak
through the bandages. What should you do next?
a)Apply a tourniquet
b)Elevate the leg
c)Remove the old bandage and apply new ones
d)Apply pressure to point just above the injury - (answers)b)Elevate the leg
Of the two types of energy, which type of energy transfer in a motor vehicle
crash (MVC) with frontal impact, non-restrained driver with bent steering
wheel, and spidered windshield?
a)High velocity penetrating
b)Decelerating
c)Low velocity penetrating
d)Blunt - (answers)d)Blunt
Any penetrating missile traveling over 2,000 ft/sec would be classified as?
a)Low velocity
b)Medium velocity
c)High velocity
d)Decelerating - (answers)c)High velocity
,When there is penetrating trauma there is a permanent cavity which is formed
by the projectile contacting the tissues. How is a temporary cavity formed?
a)By the twisting of the projectile
b)By energy scrubbing off of the projectile
c)The wadding entering the body
d)Unspent gun powder - (answers)b)By energy scrubbing off of the projectile
The way a patient is injured is often referred to as the _______________?
a)Mechanism of injury
b)Nature of illness
c)Injury pattern
d)Energy transfer - (answers)a)Mechanism of injury
When approaching a scene of trauma incident, what is your first order of
business?
a)Airway
b)C-Spine control
c)Body substance Isolation
d)Scene safety - (answers)d)Scene safety
A large collection of blood under the skin is known as?
a)Contusion
b)Abrasion
c)Hematoma
d)Bruise - (answers)c)Hematoma
Your trauma patient has her left hand caught between rollers on a conveyor belt.
Extrication takes 30 minutes. Evaluation of the injury during extrication showed
delayed capillary refill distal to the injury. Post extrication shows rapid capillary
, refill distal to the injury deformity mid-palm. There are no obvious fractures, no
lacerations, and minor swelling. Knowing that crush injuries can cause many
other problems, which is NOT considered a crush injury complication?
a)Compression of tissues
b)Fractures
c)No injury at all
d)Compartment syndrome - (answers)c)No injury at all
Loss of tissue in a traumatic event can be: just soft tissue, a portion of an
extremity, or an entire extremity. If your patient has lost the distal one-third of a
lower extremity, what would that injury be called?
a)Amplitude
b)Avulsion
c)Extremity exodus
d)Amputation - (answers)d)Amputation
In any traumatic event where there is tissue damage that caused bleeding, the
bleeding needs to be controlled. What are the proper steps to bleeding control?
a)Direct pressure, elevation, tourniquet, digital pressure
b)Direct pressure, digital pressure, elevation, tourniquet
c)Tourniquet, elevation, pressure dressing, direct pressure
d)Direct pressure, pressure dressing, tourniquet - (answers)b)Direct pressure,
digital pressure, elevation, tourniquet
Your 16 year old trauma patient has what appears to be a mid-shaft femur
fracture. You notice that there is a laceration directly over the suspected
fracture. Bleeding is controlled. What type of fracture would this be?
a)Greenstick
b)Comminuted
c)Closed
