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FISDAP Paramedic Trauma Exam | 130+ Questions with Answers | Shock Types, Burns, TBI, Fractures & Emergency Care | 2025/2026

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This document features over 130 expertly crafted and graded questions with correct answers for the FISDAP Paramedic Trauma Exam, fully aligned with the 2025/2026 academic year standards. It is designed for students and candidates in EMS, EMT-Paramedic, and prehospital emergency care programs preparing for trauma-specific exams or national registry certifications. The content is grounded in real-world trauma care protocols and supports clinical decision-making and rapid field assessment. Key trauma concepts covered include: Physiologic response to hemorrhage, compensatory mechanisms, and blood clotting Types and signs of shock (cardiogenic, hypovolemic, obstructive, distributive including septic, anaphylactic, and neurogenic) Burn classification and treatment: Rule of nines, Parkland formula, airway management, infection risks Blast injuries, impaled object management, and amputations Cranial and spinal trauma including epidural/subdural hematomas, cerebral herniation signs, and spinal cord syndromes (Brown-Sequard, anterior cord) Indicators of organ injury through referred pain, bruising patterns (Cullen & Grey Turner signs), and organ-specific hemorrhage Tension pneumothorax, hemothorax, and flail chest management Fracture-related blood loss risks (pelvis, femur, humerus) and related trauma kinematics Life-saving interventions including tourniquet use, shock management, IV fluid administration (20 mL/kg), and rapid transport principles Each question is answered clearly, mimicking the structure of actual FISDAP exams, making this guide suitable for both individual study and classroom exam preparation. Questions cover anatomy, physiology, assessment, and prehospital interventions, ensuring readiness for fieldwork and national registry exams. This resource is ideal for: Paramedic and EMT-P students preparing for the FISDAP Trauma Exam EMS trainees reviewing for National Registry or state trauma boards Instructors teaching trauma modules in paramedic training programs Military medics and first responders needing trauma care refresher material Keywords: FISDAP trauma exam, paramedic practice test, shock types, hemorrhage control, trauma signs, burns, Parkland formula, Cullen sign, Grey Turner sign, flail chest, TBI, spinal injury, Brown-Sequard, anterior cord, trauma management, rapid transport, tourniquet, blast injury, emergency care, EMS trauma, EMT-P, national registry prep, JVD, Beck’s triad, Cushing’s triad

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3 physiologic compensations for hemorrhage - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔1.Vasocontriction


2.Platelet Aggregation

3.Fibrinogen weaves to form clot


What are occlusive dressings used for? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1. Sucking chest

wounds

2. Open neck wounds


What are the goals for occlusive dressings? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Stop air

entering pleural space or cardiovascular system (Prevent air embolism).

, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔- Abnormal blood

clotting throughout the body's blood vessels.

-Body's normal blood clotting process becomes overactive using up all

platelets and clotting factors.


What is Cardiogenic Shock? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Heart can NOT circulate

blood to maintain o2 delivery.




Example: 40% or more blood loss or myocardial infarction.


What is Obstructive shock? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Blood flow becomes blocked

in heart or great vessels.




Example: Tension pneumothorax, pulmonary embolism, aortic dissection.


What is hypovolemic shock? What are the 2 types? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Blood

volume too low to deliver o2 and nutrients to body.

Exogenous (outside body) and endogenous (Inside of body).

Aside from bleeding, what else can cause hypovolemic shock? -

🧠ANSWER ✔✔Diarrhea

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