EMT - Trauma Practice Test Questions with 100%
Correct Answers
Which one of the following instructions or questions to a
patient who has suffered a possible concussion
indicates that the EMT is properly assessing for sensory
function in the hands?
"Squeeze my fingers with both hands."
Do you feel me touching your right hand?"
Can you wiggle your fingers?"
Can you tell me what finger I am touching?" Correct
Answer: Can you tell me what finger I am touching?"
A young male patient was running through a park and
struck his head on a low lying branch of a tree.
Emergency Medical Responders have already
immobilized the patient to a long board and are
providing high-flow oxygen through a nonrebreather
face mask. During transport, which one of the following
assessment findings obtained during your reassessment
,would best indicate that the patient has suffered a
concussion?
Persistent confusion
Unequal grip strength
Elevated blood pressure
Improving memory Correct Answer: Improving memory
A 41-year-old male patient has been struck in the head
with a metal pipe. As you approach the patient, you
note that he appears combative and has blood to the
left side of his face and head and on his shirt. His
breathing appears to be labored, and he is incontinent
of urine. Which one of the following should you perform
immediately?
Check his pupils for equality and reactivity.
Expose the chest to look for possible bleeding.
Take manual in-line spinal stabilization.
,Apply oxygen at 15 lpm via nonrebreather mask.
Correct Answer: Take manual in-line spinal stabilization.
A car strikes a tree causing the passenger to strike his
forehead against the dashboard. After the impact, the
brain bounces back and forth within the skull. Based on
the anatomy and physiology of the skull, which one of
the following is true?
The frontal bone is the thinnest portion of the skull and
most easily fractured.
The ridges of the basilar skull can injure the brain as it
moves back and forth.
The brain will not be injured since the flexibility of the skull
will absorb the force of the impact.
The brain will not be injured unless an object on the
dashboard penetrates the skull. Correct Answer: The
ridges of the basilar skull can injure the brain as it moves
back and forth.
, A patient fell and has a headache. Which one of the
following patient statements should be of most concern
to the EMT?
"I had my thyroid gland removed."
"I had my appendix removed two weeks ago."
"I forgot to take my multi-vitamins today."
"I take the blood thinner Coumadin." Correct Answer: "I
take the blood thinner Coumadin."
A 68-year-old female patient is complaining of a
headache and generalized weakness. Her husband
informs you that she was with a friend yesterday and
was involved in a motor-vehicle collision. She did strike
her face on the dashboard, but refused treatment on
scene. Her past medical history includes a stroke with
right arm weakness and high blood pressure for which
she takes medications. When assessing this patient,
which one of the following findings should concern the
EMT most?
Complaint of pain when she moves her jaw
Correct Answers
Which one of the following instructions or questions to a
patient who has suffered a possible concussion
indicates that the EMT is properly assessing for sensory
function in the hands?
"Squeeze my fingers with both hands."
Do you feel me touching your right hand?"
Can you wiggle your fingers?"
Can you tell me what finger I am touching?" Correct
Answer: Can you tell me what finger I am touching?"
A young male patient was running through a park and
struck his head on a low lying branch of a tree.
Emergency Medical Responders have already
immobilized the patient to a long board and are
providing high-flow oxygen through a nonrebreather
face mask. During transport, which one of the following
assessment findings obtained during your reassessment
,would best indicate that the patient has suffered a
concussion?
Persistent confusion
Unequal grip strength
Elevated blood pressure
Improving memory Correct Answer: Improving memory
A 41-year-old male patient has been struck in the head
with a metal pipe. As you approach the patient, you
note that he appears combative and has blood to the
left side of his face and head and on his shirt. His
breathing appears to be labored, and he is incontinent
of urine. Which one of the following should you perform
immediately?
Check his pupils for equality and reactivity.
Expose the chest to look for possible bleeding.
Take manual in-line spinal stabilization.
,Apply oxygen at 15 lpm via nonrebreather mask.
Correct Answer: Take manual in-line spinal stabilization.
A car strikes a tree causing the passenger to strike his
forehead against the dashboard. After the impact, the
brain bounces back and forth within the skull. Based on
the anatomy and physiology of the skull, which one of
the following is true?
The frontal bone is the thinnest portion of the skull and
most easily fractured.
The ridges of the basilar skull can injure the brain as it
moves back and forth.
The brain will not be injured since the flexibility of the skull
will absorb the force of the impact.
The brain will not be injured unless an object on the
dashboard penetrates the skull. Correct Answer: The
ridges of the basilar skull can injure the brain as it moves
back and forth.
, A patient fell and has a headache. Which one of the
following patient statements should be of most concern
to the EMT?
"I had my thyroid gland removed."
"I had my appendix removed two weeks ago."
"I forgot to take my multi-vitamins today."
"I take the blood thinner Coumadin." Correct Answer: "I
take the blood thinner Coumadin."
A 68-year-old female patient is complaining of a
headache and generalized weakness. Her husband
informs you that she was with a friend yesterday and
was involved in a motor-vehicle collision. She did strike
her face on the dashboard, but refused treatment on
scene. Her past medical history includes a stroke with
right arm weakness and high blood pressure for which
she takes medications. When assessing this patient,
which one of the following findings should concern the
EMT most?
Complaint of pain when she moves her jaw
