EMT FISDAP TRAUMA EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
53 yo F hit by car. Unresponsive w/ deformity to the left femur
and pelvic instability. Diminished lung sounds on L side. You
should? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>Immobilize long backboard
28 yo M, blunt trauma to R anterior chest. Pale, cool,
diaphoretic and responsive to verbal. R 38 and shallow with
paradoxical movement. What should you do? - ✔✔ANSWER✔
✔->>02 with positive pressure ventilations
,What is the most likely cause of periorbital echymosis? - ✔✔
ANSWER✔✔->>Basilar skull fracture
30 yo M shot in mid thigh. Bleeding continues after partner
applies direct pressure. You should? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-
>>Tourniqet
28 yo PT driver motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not
wearing a helmet. Supine with copious amount of blood around
face. Gurgling and R 4 per min. ANOTHER most appropriate
action? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>Jaw thrust without head tilt
M fell while water skiing. Unconsciouse. Suspect? - ✔✔
ANSWER✔✔->>Head and spine injury
Appropriate care for amputated extremity? - ✔✔ANSWER✔
✔->>Wrap in dry gauze, seal in plastic bag, and place in cool
water
28 yo pt driving motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car.
Not wearing a helmet. Supine with copious amount of blood
, around face. Gurgling and R 4 per min. Most appropriate? - ✔
✔ANSWER✔✔->>Control bleeding
18 yo M holding right shin after sports related injury. Deformity
and swelling; pedal pulse present. You should? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔->>Apply board splint in position found
Pedestrian hit by car. Pale, cool, and diaphoretic. Oriented to
name only and has difficulty breathing. BP 80/40, P 120, R 28
and shallow. 90% SP02. You should? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-
>>BVM
81 yo F helthcare facility fell out of bed. Nurse suspects hip
fracture. Which medication should concern you the most? - ✔
✔ANSWER✔✔->>Coumadin
You are treating a patient with agonal respirations and gunshot
wound to the chest. You notice an open skull fracture leaking
brain matter. There is no radial pulse, you should? - ✔✔
ANSWER✔✔->>Asses a carotid pulse and assist ventilations
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
53 yo F hit by car. Unresponsive w/ deformity to the left femur
and pelvic instability. Diminished lung sounds on L side. You
should? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>Immobilize long backboard
28 yo M, blunt trauma to R anterior chest. Pale, cool,
diaphoretic and responsive to verbal. R 38 and shallow with
paradoxical movement. What should you do? - ✔✔ANSWER✔
✔->>02 with positive pressure ventilations
,What is the most likely cause of periorbital echymosis? - ✔✔
ANSWER✔✔->>Basilar skull fracture
30 yo M shot in mid thigh. Bleeding continues after partner
applies direct pressure. You should? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-
>>Tourniqet
28 yo PT driver motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not
wearing a helmet. Supine with copious amount of blood around
face. Gurgling and R 4 per min. ANOTHER most appropriate
action? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>Jaw thrust without head tilt
M fell while water skiing. Unconsciouse. Suspect? - ✔✔
ANSWER✔✔->>Head and spine injury
Appropriate care for amputated extremity? - ✔✔ANSWER✔
✔->>Wrap in dry gauze, seal in plastic bag, and place in cool
water
28 yo pt driving motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car.
Not wearing a helmet. Supine with copious amount of blood
, around face. Gurgling and R 4 per min. Most appropriate? - ✔
✔ANSWER✔✔->>Control bleeding
18 yo M holding right shin after sports related injury. Deformity
and swelling; pedal pulse present. You should? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔->>Apply board splint in position found
Pedestrian hit by car. Pale, cool, and diaphoretic. Oriented to
name only and has difficulty breathing. BP 80/40, P 120, R 28
and shallow. 90% SP02. You should? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-
>>BVM
81 yo F helthcare facility fell out of bed. Nurse suspects hip
fracture. Which medication should concern you the most? - ✔
✔ANSWER✔✔->>Coumadin
You are treating a patient with agonal respirations and gunshot
wound to the chest. You notice an open skull fracture leaking
brain matter. There is no radial pulse, you should? - ✔✔
ANSWER✔✔->>Asses a carotid pulse and assist ventilations
