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AEMT FISDAP COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
2024
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? - Precise 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? -
Precise Answer Cardiac Tamponade
A 42 year old male has a sucking chest wound to his right anterior chest. What should you do? - Precise
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? - Precise 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? - Precise 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? - Precise 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? - Precise 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? - Precise Answer Tension Pneumothorax
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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? - Precise 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? - Precise 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? - Precise Answer
Tracheal Disruption
A 30 year old male was stabbed in the stomach with a knife and has an evisceration. What should you
do? - Precise 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? - Precise 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? - Precise 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? - Precise Answer Flail Chest
What is a pathognomonic sign of neurogenic shock? - Precise 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? - Precise 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? - Precise Answer Loosen the splint and reassess for circulation
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AEMT FISDAP COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
2024
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? - Precise 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? -
Precise Answer Cardiac Tamponade
A 42 year old male has a sucking chest wound to his right anterior chest. What should you do? - Precise
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? - Precise 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? - Precise 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? - Precise 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? - Precise 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? - Precise Answer Tension Pneumothorax
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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? - Precise 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? - Precise 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? - Precise Answer
Tracheal Disruption
A 30 year old male was stabbed in the stomach with a knife and has an evisceration. What should you
do? - Precise 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? - Precise 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? - Precise 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? - Precise Answer Flail Chest
What is a pathognomonic sign of neurogenic shock? - Precise 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? - Precise 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? - Precise Answer Loosen the splint and reassess for circulation
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