EMT TRAUMA QUESTIONS AND
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D: manually stabilize his head. - ANSWER-A 42-year-old man was ejected from his
car after it struck a bridge pillar at a high rate of speed. You find him in a prone
position approximately 50 feet from his car. He is not moving and does not appear to
be breathing. You should:
A: administer high-flow oxygen.
B: use the jaw-thrust maneuver.
C: assess his breathing effort.
D: manually stabilize his head.
B: applying oxygen, elevating the lower extremities per protocol, and providing
warmth. - ANSWER-Basic shock treatment includes:
A: applying oxygen, elevating the upper body, and taking measures to prevent
hypothermia.
B: applying oxygen, elevating the lower extremities per protocol, and providing
warmth.
C: elevating the lower extremities, applying and inflating the PASG, and applying
oxygen.
D: applying and inflating the PASG, applying oxygen, and thermal management.
A: below the C5 level. - ANSWER-A patient with a spinal injury may still be able to
use his or her diaphragm to breathe, but would lose control of the intercostal
muscles, if the spinal cord is injured:
A: below the C5 level.
B: above the C3 level.
C: above the C5 level.
D: between C1 and C2.
D: cover her ear and nose with a loose gauze pad to collect the blood. - ANSWER-
Following a head injury, a young female is semiconscious and is bleeding from the
nose and left ear. You should:
A: place a pressure dressing over her ear to prevent blood loss.
B: control the bleeding from her nose by pinching her nostrils closed.
C: insert a nasal airway to keep her tongue from blocking the airway.
D: cover her ear and nose with a loose gauze pad to collect the blood.
C: manually stabilize the leg above and below the knee. - ANSWER-During a soccer
game, an 18-year-old woman injured her knee. Her knee is in a flexed position and is
obviously deformed. You should:
A: assess circulatory function distal to her injury.
B: immobilize the knee in the position in which it was found.
C: manually stabilize the leg above and below the knee.
D: straighten the knee to facilitate immobilization.
,C: Apply a moist, sterile dressing covered by a dry, sterile dressing. - ANSWER-
Following penetrating trauma to the abdomen, a 50-year-old woman has a large
laceration with a loop of protruding bowel. How should you manage this injury?
A: Carefully replace the bowel and apply an occlusive dressing.
B: Apply a tight pressure dressing to control any external bleeding.
C: Apply a moist, sterile dressing covered by a dry, sterile dressing.
D: Apply a dry, sterile dressing covered by an occlusive dressing.
A: apply a tourniquet proximal to the injury until the bleeding stops. - ANSWER-
Despite direct pressure, a large laceration continues to spurt large amounts of bright
red blood. You should:
A: apply a tourniquet proximal to the injury until the bleeding stops.
B: elevate the extremity and apply a tight pressure dressing.
C: apply pressure to the pulse point that is proximal to the injury.
D: place additional dressings on the wound until the bleeding stops.
C: direct trauma to the eyeball. - ANSWER-During your assessment of a patient who
experienced blunt facial trauma, you note the presence of a hyphema. This
indicates:
A: a fracture of the nasal bone.
B: that the pupils are unequal.
C: direct trauma to the eyeball.
D: an orbital blowout fracture.
C: apply pressure to the wound. - ANSWER-You respond to a shooting at a local
bar. Law enforcement is present and the scene has been secured. Your patient is a
young male, who is sitting against the wall screaming in pain. Bright red blood is
spurting from a wound near his groin. You should:
A: ensure an open airway.
B: transport the patient at once.
C: apply pressure to the wound.
D: administer high-flow oxygen.
C: 8 - ANSWER-An adult patient opens his eyes in response to a painful stimulus,
moans when you ask him questions, and pulls his arm away when you palpate it.
What is his Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score?
A: 6
B: 9
C: 8
D: 7
C: his or her signs and symptoms. - ANSWER-Initial treatment for a patient with
external blood loss depends upon:
A: his or her past medical history.
B: the amount of estimated blood loss.
C: his or her signs and symptoms.
D: whether or not hypotension is present.
A: cover the wound with an occlusive dressing and apply direct pressure. -
ANSWER-A gang member was cut on the left side of the neck during a fight and is
, bleeding heavily from the wound. His airway is patent and his breathing is adequate.
You should immediately:
A: cover the wound with an occlusive dressing and apply direct pressure.
B: apply a tight pressure dressing and secure it in place with tape.
C: perform a head-to-toe assessment to find and treat other injuries.
D: apply high-flow oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask at 15 L/min.
B: manually stabilizing his head with his helmet still on, removing the face mask,
administering high-flow oxygen, placing him onto a long backboard, and restricting
spinal motion with straps and a lateral head stabilizer. - ANSWER-A football player
complains of severe neck pain and tingling in his arms and legs after being tackled.
He is conscious and alert, has a patent airway, and is breathing adequately. He is in
a supine position and is still wearing his helmet, which is tight-fitting. The MOST
appropriate treatment for this patient includes:
A: manually stabilizing his head, carefully removing his helmet, administering high-
flow oxygen, applying a cervical collar, placing him onto a long backboard, and
restricting spinal motion with straps and a lateral head stabilizer.
B: manually stabilizing his head with his helmet still on, removing the face mask,
administering high-flow oxygen, placing him onto a long backboard, and restricting
spinal motion with straps and a lateral head stabilizer.
C: manually stabilizing his head, leaving his helmet on, applying a vest-style spinal
immobilization device, placing him onto a long backboard, and restricting spinal
motion with straps and a lateral head stabilizer.
D: carefully removing his helmet, manually stabilizing his head, applying a cervical
collar, administering high-flow oxygen, placing him onto a long backboard, and
restricting spinal motion with straps and a lateral head stabilizer.
D: partial-thickness, 36% - ANSWER-A 44-year-old male experienced burns to his
anterior trunk and both arms. He is conscious and alert, but is in extreme pain.
Assessment of the burns reveals reddening and blisters. This patient has
________________ burns that cover _____ of his total body surface area.
A: full-thickness, 18%
B: first-degree, 27%
C: second-degree, 45%
D: partial-thickness, 36%
C: Falling blood pressure - ANSWER-Which of the following indicates that a patient
is in decompensated shock?
A: Restlessness and anxiety
B: Diaphoresis and pallor
C: Falling blood pressure
D: Tachycardia and tachypnea
A: replace the avulsed flap to its original position. - ANSWER-A 21-year-old male
was bitten on the left forearm by a dog. He is conscious and alert and denies any
other injuries. An animal control officer is at the scene and has contained the dog.
Your assessment of the patient's arm reveals a large avulsion with a peeled back
flap of skin. Distal circulation is adequate and the patient is able to feel and move his
fingers. In addition to bleeding control, you should:
A: replace the avulsed flap to its original position.
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D: manually stabilize his head. - ANSWER-A 42-year-old man was ejected from his
car after it struck a bridge pillar at a high rate of speed. You find him in a prone
position approximately 50 feet from his car. He is not moving and does not appear to
be breathing. You should:
A: administer high-flow oxygen.
B: use the jaw-thrust maneuver.
C: assess his breathing effort.
D: manually stabilize his head.
B: applying oxygen, elevating the lower extremities per protocol, and providing
warmth. - ANSWER-Basic shock treatment includes:
A: applying oxygen, elevating the upper body, and taking measures to prevent
hypothermia.
B: applying oxygen, elevating the lower extremities per protocol, and providing
warmth.
C: elevating the lower extremities, applying and inflating the PASG, and applying
oxygen.
D: applying and inflating the PASG, applying oxygen, and thermal management.
A: below the C5 level. - ANSWER-A patient with a spinal injury may still be able to
use his or her diaphragm to breathe, but would lose control of the intercostal
muscles, if the spinal cord is injured:
A: below the C5 level.
B: above the C3 level.
C: above the C5 level.
D: between C1 and C2.
D: cover her ear and nose with a loose gauze pad to collect the blood. - ANSWER-
Following a head injury, a young female is semiconscious and is bleeding from the
nose and left ear. You should:
A: place a pressure dressing over her ear to prevent blood loss.
B: control the bleeding from her nose by pinching her nostrils closed.
C: insert a nasal airway to keep her tongue from blocking the airway.
D: cover her ear and nose with a loose gauze pad to collect the blood.
C: manually stabilize the leg above and below the knee. - ANSWER-During a soccer
game, an 18-year-old woman injured her knee. Her knee is in a flexed position and is
obviously deformed. You should:
A: assess circulatory function distal to her injury.
B: immobilize the knee in the position in which it was found.
C: manually stabilize the leg above and below the knee.
D: straighten the knee to facilitate immobilization.
,C: Apply a moist, sterile dressing covered by a dry, sterile dressing. - ANSWER-
Following penetrating trauma to the abdomen, a 50-year-old woman has a large
laceration with a loop of protruding bowel. How should you manage this injury?
A: Carefully replace the bowel and apply an occlusive dressing.
B: Apply a tight pressure dressing to control any external bleeding.
C: Apply a moist, sterile dressing covered by a dry, sterile dressing.
D: Apply a dry, sterile dressing covered by an occlusive dressing.
A: apply a tourniquet proximal to the injury until the bleeding stops. - ANSWER-
Despite direct pressure, a large laceration continues to spurt large amounts of bright
red blood. You should:
A: apply a tourniquet proximal to the injury until the bleeding stops.
B: elevate the extremity and apply a tight pressure dressing.
C: apply pressure to the pulse point that is proximal to the injury.
D: place additional dressings on the wound until the bleeding stops.
C: direct trauma to the eyeball. - ANSWER-During your assessment of a patient who
experienced blunt facial trauma, you note the presence of a hyphema. This
indicates:
A: a fracture of the nasal bone.
B: that the pupils are unequal.
C: direct trauma to the eyeball.
D: an orbital blowout fracture.
C: apply pressure to the wound. - ANSWER-You respond to a shooting at a local
bar. Law enforcement is present and the scene has been secured. Your patient is a
young male, who is sitting against the wall screaming in pain. Bright red blood is
spurting from a wound near his groin. You should:
A: ensure an open airway.
B: transport the patient at once.
C: apply pressure to the wound.
D: administer high-flow oxygen.
C: 8 - ANSWER-An adult patient opens his eyes in response to a painful stimulus,
moans when you ask him questions, and pulls his arm away when you palpate it.
What is his Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score?
A: 6
B: 9
C: 8
D: 7
C: his or her signs and symptoms. - ANSWER-Initial treatment for a patient with
external blood loss depends upon:
A: his or her past medical history.
B: the amount of estimated blood loss.
C: his or her signs and symptoms.
D: whether or not hypotension is present.
A: cover the wound with an occlusive dressing and apply direct pressure. -
ANSWER-A gang member was cut on the left side of the neck during a fight and is
, bleeding heavily from the wound. His airway is patent and his breathing is adequate.
You should immediately:
A: cover the wound with an occlusive dressing and apply direct pressure.
B: apply a tight pressure dressing and secure it in place with tape.
C: perform a head-to-toe assessment to find and treat other injuries.
D: apply high-flow oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask at 15 L/min.
B: manually stabilizing his head with his helmet still on, removing the face mask,
administering high-flow oxygen, placing him onto a long backboard, and restricting
spinal motion with straps and a lateral head stabilizer. - ANSWER-A football player
complains of severe neck pain and tingling in his arms and legs after being tackled.
He is conscious and alert, has a patent airway, and is breathing adequately. He is in
a supine position and is still wearing his helmet, which is tight-fitting. The MOST
appropriate treatment for this patient includes:
A: manually stabilizing his head, carefully removing his helmet, administering high-
flow oxygen, applying a cervical collar, placing him onto a long backboard, and
restricting spinal motion with straps and a lateral head stabilizer.
B: manually stabilizing his head with his helmet still on, removing the face mask,
administering high-flow oxygen, placing him onto a long backboard, and restricting
spinal motion with straps and a lateral head stabilizer.
C: manually stabilizing his head, leaving his helmet on, applying a vest-style spinal
immobilization device, placing him onto a long backboard, and restricting spinal
motion with straps and a lateral head stabilizer.
D: carefully removing his helmet, manually stabilizing his head, applying a cervical
collar, administering high-flow oxygen, placing him onto a long backboard, and
restricting spinal motion with straps and a lateral head stabilizer.
D: partial-thickness, 36% - ANSWER-A 44-year-old male experienced burns to his
anterior trunk and both arms. He is conscious and alert, but is in extreme pain.
Assessment of the burns reveals reddening and blisters. This patient has
________________ burns that cover _____ of his total body surface area.
A: full-thickness, 18%
B: first-degree, 27%
C: second-degree, 45%
D: partial-thickness, 36%
C: Falling blood pressure - ANSWER-Which of the following indicates that a patient
is in decompensated shock?
A: Restlessness and anxiety
B: Diaphoresis and pallor
C: Falling blood pressure
D: Tachycardia and tachypnea
A: replace the avulsed flap to its original position. - ANSWER-A 21-year-old male
was bitten on the left forearm by a dog. He is conscious and alert and denies any
other injuries. An animal control officer is at the scene and has contained the dog.
Your assessment of the patient's arm reveals a large avulsion with a peeled back
flap of skin. Distal circulation is adequate and the patient is able to feel and move his
fingers. In addition to bleeding control, you should:
A: replace the avulsed flap to its original position.
