TRAUMA TEST, EMT B TRAUMA QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
A 32 y/o male is unconscious after being struck by a
baseball bat - Answer -check airway and apply O2
35 y/o driver collided into a telephone pole. Unconscious
& severe bleeding from mouth - Answer -rapidly extricate from vehicle to spine board
When treating an abdominal evisceration - Answer -cover with a moist sterile dressing
Arrive at a car crash. Driver is alert & complaining of
chest and abdominal pain. Patient has a history of cardiac
problems. - Answer -rapidly extricate onto spinal board and transport
28 y/o male fleeing from police w/ 1 cm laceration to
his forearm. Refusing transportation - Answer -infection
Patient presents w/ pain and bruising to right upper
quadrant after an accident - Answer -Liver
Patient suffering from most severe brain injury - Answer -unconscious 34 y/o with
decerebrate posturing
18 y/o male fell off his skateboard. screaming. A&O to his name
only - Answer -immobilize and expedite transport
First concern w/ conscious patient who has received
partial thickness burns to face - Answer -airway problems
81 y/o female fell out of bed with suspected hip
fracture. Which medication should concern you the most - Answer -coumadin
Early indicator of shock includes - Answer -tachycardia
40 y/o male fell off ladder and broke his leg. Left knee
now bends wrong way - Answer -check for pulse, motor and sensation in lower leg
23 y/o soccer player was kicked in the chest - Answer -oxygenate via NRB
Patient cut his wrist. Wound is bleeding rapidly - Answer -artery
35 y/o patient has fallen and has a deformed right lower
leg. Distal extremity is pulseless - Answer -realign injured extremity
, Patient has bruising around eyes & behind eyes - Answer -basilar skull fracture
considered an open wound - Answer -abrasion
4 y/o suffered an arm amputation during farming
accident - Answer -seal in a plastic bag and place in container of cool water
Most important factor when a person is struck in the
chest by a baseball - Answer -speed of a ball at impact
AN ADULT WAS PINNED BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES. HE IS CONSCIOUS BUT
CONFUSED AND UNABLE TO FOLLOW COMMANDS. HE HAS BRUISING ON BOTH
SIDES OF HIS ANTERIOR CHEST. HE HAS A WEAK CAROTID PULSE, NO
PERIPHERAL PULSES, CLEAR BREATH SOUNDS IN ALL FIELDS, AND
DISTENDED NECK VEINS. YOU SHOULD SUSPECT:A.
A TORN AORTA
B. PERICARDIAL TAMPONADE
C. HEMOTHORAX
D. TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX - Answer -B. pericardial tamponade
30 y/o patient was shot mid thigh - Answer -apply tourniquet
After securing trauma patient to backboard assess - Answer -sensory, pulse & motor
function
Which injury is most likely to require routine
transport/assessment - Answer -deformed wrist injury
38 y/o male with a large bruise over his left upper
quadrant - Answer -injury to spleen
Patient found dead at scene. GCS score? - Answer -3
A MAN HAS A KNIFE IMPALED AT THE FOURTH INTERCOSTAL SPACE, LEFT
STERNAL BORDER. HE IS PULSELESS AND NOT BREATHING. YOU SHOULD:
A. NOT ATTEMPT TO PREFORM COMPRESSIONS
B. REMOVE THE KNIFE FROM THE CHEST
C. PERFORM COMPRESSION WITH THE KNIFE IN PLACE.
D. STABILIZE WITH A BULKY DRESSING - Answer -C. PERFORM COMPRESSION
WITH THE KNIFE IN PLACE.
A PATIENT RECEIVED A SEVERE STEAM BURN TO HIS HAND AND WRIST. YOU
SHOULD:
ANSWERS
A 32 y/o male is unconscious after being struck by a
baseball bat - Answer -check airway and apply O2
35 y/o driver collided into a telephone pole. Unconscious
& severe bleeding from mouth - Answer -rapidly extricate from vehicle to spine board
When treating an abdominal evisceration - Answer -cover with a moist sterile dressing
Arrive at a car crash. Driver is alert & complaining of
chest and abdominal pain. Patient has a history of cardiac
problems. - Answer -rapidly extricate onto spinal board and transport
28 y/o male fleeing from police w/ 1 cm laceration to
his forearm. Refusing transportation - Answer -infection
Patient presents w/ pain and bruising to right upper
quadrant after an accident - Answer -Liver
Patient suffering from most severe brain injury - Answer -unconscious 34 y/o with
decerebrate posturing
18 y/o male fell off his skateboard. screaming. A&O to his name
only - Answer -immobilize and expedite transport
First concern w/ conscious patient who has received
partial thickness burns to face - Answer -airway problems
81 y/o female fell out of bed with suspected hip
fracture. Which medication should concern you the most - Answer -coumadin
Early indicator of shock includes - Answer -tachycardia
40 y/o male fell off ladder and broke his leg. Left knee
now bends wrong way - Answer -check for pulse, motor and sensation in lower leg
23 y/o soccer player was kicked in the chest - Answer -oxygenate via NRB
Patient cut his wrist. Wound is bleeding rapidly - Answer -artery
35 y/o patient has fallen and has a deformed right lower
leg. Distal extremity is pulseless - Answer -realign injured extremity
, Patient has bruising around eyes & behind eyes - Answer -basilar skull fracture
considered an open wound - Answer -abrasion
4 y/o suffered an arm amputation during farming
accident - Answer -seal in a plastic bag and place in container of cool water
Most important factor when a person is struck in the
chest by a baseball - Answer -speed of a ball at impact
AN ADULT WAS PINNED BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES. HE IS CONSCIOUS BUT
CONFUSED AND UNABLE TO FOLLOW COMMANDS. HE HAS BRUISING ON BOTH
SIDES OF HIS ANTERIOR CHEST. HE HAS A WEAK CAROTID PULSE, NO
PERIPHERAL PULSES, CLEAR BREATH SOUNDS IN ALL FIELDS, AND
DISTENDED NECK VEINS. YOU SHOULD SUSPECT:A.
A TORN AORTA
B. PERICARDIAL TAMPONADE
C. HEMOTHORAX
D. TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX - Answer -B. pericardial tamponade
30 y/o patient was shot mid thigh - Answer -apply tourniquet
After securing trauma patient to backboard assess - Answer -sensory, pulse & motor
function
Which injury is most likely to require routine
transport/assessment - Answer -deformed wrist injury
38 y/o male with a large bruise over his left upper
quadrant - Answer -injury to spleen
Patient found dead at scene. GCS score? - Answer -3
A MAN HAS A KNIFE IMPALED AT THE FOURTH INTERCOSTAL SPACE, LEFT
STERNAL BORDER. HE IS PULSELESS AND NOT BREATHING. YOU SHOULD:
A. NOT ATTEMPT TO PREFORM COMPRESSIONS
B. REMOVE THE KNIFE FROM THE CHEST
C. PERFORM COMPRESSION WITH THE KNIFE IN PLACE.
D. STABILIZE WITH A BULKY DRESSING - Answer -C. PERFORM COMPRESSION
WITH THE KNIFE IN PLACE.
A PATIENT RECEIVED A SEVERE STEAM BURN TO HIS HAND AND WRIST. YOU
SHOULD:
