EMT Trauma Exam Questions with 100% Correct
Answers
Kehr's Sign Correct Answer: -acute pain in the tip of the
shoulder due to presence of blood or other irritants in
the peritoneal cavity when the patient is lying down
-classic symptom of a ruptured spleen
-may result from diaphragmatic lesion or ruptured
ectopic pregnancy
Referred pain in the right tip of the scapula is a sign of
problems with the: Correct Answer: liver or gallbladder
Referred pain without movement is a sign of Correct
Answer: spinal injuries
Referred pain in the large muscle groups (back, chest,
abdomen) is a sign of a: Correct Answer: black widow
spider bite
Radiating pain to the back is a sign of: Correct Answer:
pericarditis
, Referred pain in the muscles, joints, or tendons is a sign
of: Correct Answer: pulmonary embolus
Subcutaneous Emphysema Correct Answer: -indicates
air escaping from a lacerated lung leaking into the
chest wall
-crackling sensation felt on palpation of the chest
-sign of pneumothorax
Crepitus Correct Answer: this feeling is produced by
friction between the bone and cartilage or the
fractured parts of a bone
Ecchymosis Correct Answer: aka contusion;
blue or black discoloration associated with a closed
wound
-signifies bleeding within or under the skin
Techniques for Opening the airway: Correct Answer:
Jaw Thrust maneuver
Answers
Kehr's Sign Correct Answer: -acute pain in the tip of the
shoulder due to presence of blood or other irritants in
the peritoneal cavity when the patient is lying down
-classic symptom of a ruptured spleen
-may result from diaphragmatic lesion or ruptured
ectopic pregnancy
Referred pain in the right tip of the scapula is a sign of
problems with the: Correct Answer: liver or gallbladder
Referred pain without movement is a sign of Correct
Answer: spinal injuries
Referred pain in the large muscle groups (back, chest,
abdomen) is a sign of a: Correct Answer: black widow
spider bite
Radiating pain to the back is a sign of: Correct Answer:
pericarditis
, Referred pain in the muscles, joints, or tendons is a sign
of: Correct Answer: pulmonary embolus
Subcutaneous Emphysema Correct Answer: -indicates
air escaping from a lacerated lung leaking into the
chest wall
-crackling sensation felt on palpation of the chest
-sign of pneumothorax
Crepitus Correct Answer: this feeling is produced by
friction between the bone and cartilage or the
fractured parts of a bone
Ecchymosis Correct Answer: aka contusion;
blue or black discoloration associated with a closed
wound
-signifies bleeding within or under the skin
Techniques for Opening the airway: Correct Answer:
Jaw Thrust maneuver
