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TRAUMA TEST, EMT B Trauma Questions
and Correct Answers
A 32 y/o male is unconscious after being struck by a
baseball bat Ans: check airway and apply O2
35 y/o driver collided into a telephone pole. Unconscious
& severe bleeding from mouth Ans: rapidly extricate from vehicle
to spine board
When treating an abdominal evisceration Ans: 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. Ans: rapidly extricate onto spinal board and transport
28 y/o male fleeing from police w/ 1 cm laceration to
his forearm. Refusing transportation Ans: infection
Patient presents w/ pain and bruising to right upper
quadrant after an accident Ans: Liver
Patient suffering from most severe brain injury Ans: unconscious
34 y/o with decerebrate posturing
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18 y/o male fell off his skateboard. screaming. A&O to his name
only Ans: immobilize and expedite transport
First concern w/ conscious patient who has received
partial thickness burns to face Ans: airway problems
81 y/o female fell out of bed with suspected hip
fracture. Which medication should concern you the most Ans:
coumadin
Early indicator of shock includes Ans: tachycardia
40 y/o male fell off ladder and broke his leg. Left knee
now bends wrong way Ans: check for pulse, motor and sensation
in lower leg
23 y/o soccer player was kicked in the chest Ans: oxygenate via
NRB
Patient cut his wrist. Wound is bleeding rapidly Ans: artery
35 y/o patient has fallen and has a deformed right lower
leg. Distal extremity is pulseless Ans: realign injured extremity
Patient has bruising around eyes & behind eyes Ans: basilar skull
fracture
considered an open wound Ans: abrasion
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4 y/o suffered an arm amputation during farming
accident Ans: 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 Ans: 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 Ans: B. pericardial tamponade
30 y/o patient was shot mid thigh Ans: apply tourniquet
After securing trauma patient to backboard assess Ans: sensory,
pulse & motor function
Which injury is most likely to require routine
transport/assessment Ans: deformed wrist injury
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TRAUMA TEST, EMT B Trauma Questions
and Correct Answers
A 32 y/o male is unconscious after being struck by a
baseball bat Ans: check airway and apply O2
35 y/o driver collided into a telephone pole. Unconscious
& severe bleeding from mouth Ans: rapidly extricate from vehicle
to spine board
When treating an abdominal evisceration Ans: 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. Ans: rapidly extricate onto spinal board and transport
28 y/o male fleeing from police w/ 1 cm laceration to
his forearm. Refusing transportation Ans: infection
Patient presents w/ pain and bruising to right upper
quadrant after an accident Ans: Liver
Patient suffering from most severe brain injury Ans: unconscious
34 y/o with decerebrate posturing
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18 y/o male fell off his skateboard. screaming. A&O to his name
only Ans: immobilize and expedite transport
First concern w/ conscious patient who has received
partial thickness burns to face Ans: airway problems
81 y/o female fell out of bed with suspected hip
fracture. Which medication should concern you the most Ans:
coumadin
Early indicator of shock includes Ans: tachycardia
40 y/o male fell off ladder and broke his leg. Left knee
now bends wrong way Ans: check for pulse, motor and sensation
in lower leg
23 y/o soccer player was kicked in the chest Ans: oxygenate via
NRB
Patient cut his wrist. Wound is bleeding rapidly Ans: artery
35 y/o patient has fallen and has a deformed right lower
leg. Distal extremity is pulseless Ans: realign injured extremity
Patient has bruising around eyes & behind eyes Ans: basilar skull
fracture
considered an open wound Ans: abrasion
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4 y/o suffered an arm amputation during farming
accident Ans: 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 Ans: 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 Ans: B. pericardial tamponade
30 y/o patient was shot mid thigh Ans: apply tourniquet
After securing trauma patient to backboard assess Ans: sensory,
pulse & motor function
Which injury is most likely to require routine
transport/assessment Ans: deformed wrist injury
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