LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT FINAL
STRAIGHTERLINE FINAL PAPER 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ What is the best care for a suspected hemothorax?
a)Applying an occlusive dressing
b)Providing manual ventilations
c)Transporting rapidly
d)Stabilizing the chest segment. Answer: c)Transporting rapidly
⩥ A 22 year old male has a knife impaled in the upper right quadrant of
his abdomen. He complains of pain when he inhales and shortness of
breathing. What should you suspect?
a)Spontaneous pneumothorax
b)Diaphragmatic tear
c)Abdominal evisceration
d)Splenic rupture. Answer: b)Diaphragmatic tear
⩥ A 21 year old male has a large piece of glass impaled in his eye. What
should you do?
a)Pull the glass from his eyes
,b)Stabilize the glass with a paper cup
c)Stabilize the glass with sterile dressing
d)Leave the glass and transport promptly. Answer: b)Stabilize the glass
with a paper cup
⩥ Which injury is most likely to develop compartment syndrome?
a)Knee hyperextension
b)Closed tibia fracture
c)Open radius fracture
d)Ankle dislocation. Answer: b)Closed tibia fracture
⩥ A 23 year old male was stabbed in the lower left quadrant. He has
minor bleeding from the wound. What should you do?
a)Attempt to locate the weapon
b)Perform a secondary assessment
c)Apply an occlusive dressing
d)Immobilize him on a long back board. Answer: c)Apply an occlusive
dressing
⩥ A 20 year old male was the unrestrained driver in a car crash. He is
anxious, pale and has absent lung sounds on the left side. Vital signs are
BP 80/48, P 132, R 31 and shallow. What should you suspect?
a)Tension pneumothorax
,b)Pulmonary contusions
c)Pericardial tamponade
d)Flail chest. Answer: a)Tension pneumothorax
⩥ A symptom is_____________while a sign is________________.
a)Objective / subjective
b)Subjective / objective
c)Reflexive / responsive
d)Responsive/reflexive. Answer: b)Subjective / objective
⩥ During shock, the blood vessels contract, making the skin ______.
a)Hot
b)Warm
c)Cool
d)Contract. Answer: c)Cool
⩥ What does the letter P stand for in DCAPBTLS?
a)Pain
b)Pleural edema
c)Pupillary responses
d)Penetrations. Answer: d)Penetrations
, ⩥ Which of the following is NOT a high priority condition?
a)Poor general impression
b)Unresponsiveness
c)Severe pain
d)Childbirth. Answer: d)Childbirth
⩥ Your patient has suffered a chainsaw vs. leg injury. His wife who is a
nurse tells dispatch that he has lost about 400 mL of blood. You know
that a person can lose approximately___________ before they are in any
real danger.
a)200 mL
b)500 mL
c)750 mL
d)1000 mL. Answer: b)500 mL
⩥ With regard to the SAMPLE history, a patient's pale skin would be
considered __________.
a)A sign
b)A symptom
c)Syncope
d)Dermis. Answer: a)A sign
STRAIGHTERLINE FINAL PAPER 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ What is the best care for a suspected hemothorax?
a)Applying an occlusive dressing
b)Providing manual ventilations
c)Transporting rapidly
d)Stabilizing the chest segment. Answer: c)Transporting rapidly
⩥ A 22 year old male has a knife impaled in the upper right quadrant of
his abdomen. He complains of pain when he inhales and shortness of
breathing. What should you suspect?
a)Spontaneous pneumothorax
b)Diaphragmatic tear
c)Abdominal evisceration
d)Splenic rupture. Answer: b)Diaphragmatic tear
⩥ A 21 year old male has a large piece of glass impaled in his eye. What
should you do?
a)Pull the glass from his eyes
,b)Stabilize the glass with a paper cup
c)Stabilize the glass with sterile dressing
d)Leave the glass and transport promptly. Answer: b)Stabilize the glass
with a paper cup
⩥ Which injury is most likely to develop compartment syndrome?
a)Knee hyperextension
b)Closed tibia fracture
c)Open radius fracture
d)Ankle dislocation. Answer: b)Closed tibia fracture
⩥ A 23 year old male was stabbed in the lower left quadrant. He has
minor bleeding from the wound. What should you do?
a)Attempt to locate the weapon
b)Perform a secondary assessment
c)Apply an occlusive dressing
d)Immobilize him on a long back board. Answer: c)Apply an occlusive
dressing
⩥ A 20 year old male was the unrestrained driver in a car crash. He is
anxious, pale and has absent lung sounds on the left side. Vital signs are
BP 80/48, P 132, R 31 and shallow. What should you suspect?
a)Tension pneumothorax
,b)Pulmonary contusions
c)Pericardial tamponade
d)Flail chest. Answer: a)Tension pneumothorax
⩥ A symptom is_____________while a sign is________________.
a)Objective / subjective
b)Subjective / objective
c)Reflexive / responsive
d)Responsive/reflexive. Answer: b)Subjective / objective
⩥ During shock, the blood vessels contract, making the skin ______.
a)Hot
b)Warm
c)Cool
d)Contract. Answer: c)Cool
⩥ What does the letter P stand for in DCAPBTLS?
a)Pain
b)Pleural edema
c)Pupillary responses
d)Penetrations. Answer: d)Penetrations
, ⩥ Which of the following is NOT a high priority condition?
a)Poor general impression
b)Unresponsiveness
c)Severe pain
d)Childbirth. Answer: d)Childbirth
⩥ Your patient has suffered a chainsaw vs. leg injury. His wife who is a
nurse tells dispatch that he has lost about 400 mL of blood. You know
that a person can lose approximately___________ before they are in any
real danger.
a)200 mL
b)500 mL
c)750 mL
d)1000 mL. Answer: b)500 mL
⩥ With regard to the SAMPLE history, a patient's pale skin would be
considered __________.
a)A sign
b)A symptom
c)Syncope
d)Dermis. Answer: a)A sign
