HOSA EMT PRACTICE TEST
What are the basic patient assessment components for trauma patients? - Answer-Scene size-up/ MOI
Primary
History
Secondary assessment
Reassessment
Examples of an open wound include: - Answer-Impaled object
Dog bite
Select the best option to open the airway of a patient w/ a suspected spinal injury - Answer-Jaw-thrust
maneuver
Accurately identify signs related to compensated shock - Answer-Narrow pulse pressure
Clammy skin
Which of these lists examples of the deadly dozen chest injuries? - Answer-Esophageal injury
Myocardial contusion
Airway obstruction
Select the best option to identify possible signs of genitourinary (GU) injury - Answer-Hematuria
Blood at the opening of urethra
Which of these is the most likely indication of a head injury? - Answer-Unequal pupil dilation
, Select the safest method for handling a patient w/ an impaled object in the thigh - Answer-Stabilize the
impaled object w/ bulky dressing; DON'T remove the object
The best method to care for a non-traumatic nosebleed is to put the - Answer-Patient in an upright
sitting position, head forward, and pinch nostrils
What type of injury should be suspected when the patient presents w/ "raccoon eyes?" - Answer-Skull
injury or fracture
Select the best technique or device to use if extremity bleeding doesn't stop with pressure? - Answer-
Tourniquet
What does the acronym HAPE mean? - Answer-High altitude pulmonary edema
What is the first step to consider in the process of caring for a patient in extreme cold w/ exposure? -
Answer-Prepare to prevent personal harm from cold exposure
During the physical assessment of a patient w/ chest injuries, you palpate the chest and feel crepitus.
What does this indicate? - Answer-Bones grinding together
A patient who is found unconscious after swimming in shallow water may have experienced - Answer-
Breath-holding syncope
Which of these is not true about assessing internal injuries and bleeding? - Answer-Pain is usually not an
indicator of internal bleeding from injuries
What kind of injury is evident when the skin is intact and bruised? - Answer-Contusion
What are the basic patient assessment components for trauma patients? - Answer-Scene size-up/ MOI
Primary
History
Secondary assessment
Reassessment
Examples of an open wound include: - Answer-Impaled object
Dog bite
Select the best option to open the airway of a patient w/ a suspected spinal injury - Answer-Jaw-thrust
maneuver
Accurately identify signs related to compensated shock - Answer-Narrow pulse pressure
Clammy skin
Which of these lists examples of the deadly dozen chest injuries? - Answer-Esophageal injury
Myocardial contusion
Airway obstruction
Select the best option to identify possible signs of genitourinary (GU) injury - Answer-Hematuria
Blood at the opening of urethra
Which of these is the most likely indication of a head injury? - Answer-Unequal pupil dilation
, Select the safest method for handling a patient w/ an impaled object in the thigh - Answer-Stabilize the
impaled object w/ bulky dressing; DON'T remove the object
The best method to care for a non-traumatic nosebleed is to put the - Answer-Patient in an upright
sitting position, head forward, and pinch nostrils
What type of injury should be suspected when the patient presents w/ "raccoon eyes?" - Answer-Skull
injury or fracture
Select the best technique or device to use if extremity bleeding doesn't stop with pressure? - Answer-
Tourniquet
What does the acronym HAPE mean? - Answer-High altitude pulmonary edema
What is the first step to consider in the process of caring for a patient in extreme cold w/ exposure? -
Answer-Prepare to prevent personal harm from cold exposure
During the physical assessment of a patient w/ chest injuries, you palpate the chest and feel crepitus.
What does this indicate? - Answer-Bones grinding together
A patient who is found unconscious after swimming in shallow water may have experienced - Answer-
Breath-holding syncope
Which of these is not true about assessing internal injuries and bleeding? - Answer-Pain is usually not an
indicator of internal bleeding from injuries
What kind of injury is evident when the skin is intact and bruised? - Answer-Contusion
