EMT TRAUMA Questions with 100% Correct
Answers
What are the 6 parts of the scene survey? Correct
Answer: Scene safety
PPE/BSI
MOI/NOI
Number of patient's
Additional resources
Consider C-spine
Please list the 3 major organs in the LUQ. Correct Answer:
Stomach
Spleen
Portion of the colon
A "hip" fracture is actually a fracture of the: Correct
Answer: proximal femur
,A Colles fracture involves a fracture of the: Correct
Answer: distal radius
A fracture is MOST accurately defined as a(n): Correct
Answer: a break in the continuity of a bone
Blood in the urine is known as: Correct Answer:
hematuria
Bone marrow produces: Correct Answer: blood cells
Bones are connected to other bones by bands of tough
fibrous tissues called: Correct Answer: ligaments
Crepitus and false motion are: Correct Answer: positive
indicators of a fracture.
Following direct trauma to the left upper back, a 44-
year-old male presents with diaphoresis and restlessness.
His blood pressure is 100/50 mm Hg, his pulse rate is 120
beats/min and weak, and his respirations are 24
breaths/min and labored. Your assessment reveals
abrasions and contusions over the left scapula. You
should: Correct Answer: Apply high-flow oxygen,
consider spinal precautions, and transport without delay
,Traction splints are used primarily to immobilize and
secure fractures of the: Correct Answer: Femur
Which of the following statements about compartment
syndrome is NOT true? Correct Answer: It most
commonly occurs with a fractured femur
Joints are bathed and lubricated by___fluid. Correct
Answer: Synovial
The___is one of the most commonly fractured bones in
the body. Correct Answer: Clavicle
There is often a significant amount of blood loss, as
much as 500 to___mL, after a fracture of the shaft of the
femur. Correct Answer: 1,000
Accumulation of blood in the abdominal cavity will
MOST likely cause: Correct Answer: Distention
Early bruising following abdominal trauma often
manifests as: Correct Answer: Red areas of skin
In pediatric patients, the liver and spleen are___: Correct
Answer: Larger in proportion to the abdomen
, Placing a pregnant patient in a supine position during
the third trimester of pregnancy: Correct Answer: May
decrease the amount of blood that returns to the heart
The largest organ in the abdomen is the: Correct
Answer: liver
The mesentery is: Correct Answer: A membranous fold
that attaches the intestines to the walls of the body
The___system is responsible for filtering waste. Correct
Answer: Urinary
List 3 solid organs. Correct Answer: Liver
Spleen
Pancreas
A 12-year-old male jumped approximately 12 feet from
a tree and landed on his feet. He complains of pain to
his lower back. What injury mechanism is MOST likely
responsible for his back pain? Correct Answer: Energy
transmission to the spine
Answers
What are the 6 parts of the scene survey? Correct
Answer: Scene safety
PPE/BSI
MOI/NOI
Number of patient's
Additional resources
Consider C-spine
Please list the 3 major organs in the LUQ. Correct Answer:
Stomach
Spleen
Portion of the colon
A "hip" fracture is actually a fracture of the: Correct
Answer: proximal femur
,A Colles fracture involves a fracture of the: Correct
Answer: distal radius
A fracture is MOST accurately defined as a(n): Correct
Answer: a break in the continuity of a bone
Blood in the urine is known as: Correct Answer:
hematuria
Bone marrow produces: Correct Answer: blood cells
Bones are connected to other bones by bands of tough
fibrous tissues called: Correct Answer: ligaments
Crepitus and false motion are: Correct Answer: positive
indicators of a fracture.
Following direct trauma to the left upper back, a 44-
year-old male presents with diaphoresis and restlessness.
His blood pressure is 100/50 mm Hg, his pulse rate is 120
beats/min and weak, and his respirations are 24
breaths/min and labored. Your assessment reveals
abrasions and contusions over the left scapula. You
should: Correct Answer: Apply high-flow oxygen,
consider spinal precautions, and transport without delay
,Traction splints are used primarily to immobilize and
secure fractures of the: Correct Answer: Femur
Which of the following statements about compartment
syndrome is NOT true? Correct Answer: It most
commonly occurs with a fractured femur
Joints are bathed and lubricated by___fluid. Correct
Answer: Synovial
The___is one of the most commonly fractured bones in
the body. Correct Answer: Clavicle
There is often a significant amount of blood loss, as
much as 500 to___mL, after a fracture of the shaft of the
femur. Correct Answer: 1,000
Accumulation of blood in the abdominal cavity will
MOST likely cause: Correct Answer: Distention
Early bruising following abdominal trauma often
manifests as: Correct Answer: Red areas of skin
In pediatric patients, the liver and spleen are___: Correct
Answer: Larger in proportion to the abdomen
, Placing a pregnant patient in a supine position during
the third trimester of pregnancy: Correct Answer: May
decrease the amount of blood that returns to the heart
The largest organ in the abdomen is the: Correct
Answer: liver
The mesentery is: Correct Answer: A membranous fold
that attaches the intestines to the walls of the body
The___system is responsible for filtering waste. Correct
Answer: Urinary
List 3 solid organs. Correct Answer: Liver
Spleen
Pancreas
A 12-year-old male jumped approximately 12 feet from
a tree and landed on his feet. He complains of pain to
his lower back. What injury mechanism is MOST likely
responsible for his back pain? Correct Answer: Energy
transmission to the spine
