ESTUDYR
FISDAP TRAUMA MASTERY: INTENSIVE MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
WITH HIGHLIGHTED ANSWERS & RATIONALES
1. When should a tourniquet be applied?
A. Immediately for any small cut
B. After direct pressure and other bleeding-control methods have failed
C. Only for scalp wounds
D. As the first action for nosebleeds
Answer: B.
Rationale: Tourniquets are used for severe extremity hemorrhage when direct pressure,
dressings, and pressure points fail.
2. Where is the preferred placement for a tourniquet on an extremity?
A. Directly over the wound
B. Approximately 2 inches above the wound (between wound and heart)
C. At the wrist/ankle regardless of wound location
D. At the nearest joint to the wound
Answer: B.
Rationale: Place the tourniquet about 2 inches proximal to the wound, avoiding joints when
possible.
3. The jaw-thrust maneuver is indicated for which patient?
A. Patient with suspected neck or spinal injury who needs airway opening
B. Conscious patient with no trauma
C. For clearing an airway obstruction by a conscious adult
D. For patients with facial fractures only
Answer: A.
Rationale: Jaw-thrust opens the airway while minimizing cervical spine movement in suspected
spinal injury.
4. Crepitus is best described as:
A. Pain radiating to another area
B. A crunching or grinding sensation from bone ends or air under the skin
C. A type of bleeding
D. A skin discoloration
Answer: B.
,ESTUDYR
Rationale: Crepitus is the palpable or audible grating produced by fractured bone ends or
subcutaneous air.
5. Referred pain means:
A. Pain that resolves on its own
B. Pain felt at a location distant from the source of the problem
C. Pain caused by infection only
D. Pain only in the limbs
Answer: B.
Rationale: Referred pain is perceived at a site other than the origin (e.g., shoulder pain from
diaphragmatic irritation).
6. The most common and effective first method to control external bleeding is:
A. Tourniquet application
B. Elevation only
C. Direct pressure on the wound
D. Applying ice packs directly to the wound
Answer: C.
Rationale: Direct pressure is the first-line, most effective immediate hemorrhage control
technique.
7. Which of the following is the correct sequence for external bleeding care?
A. Tourniquet → elevate → pressure dressing
B. Direct pressure → elevate → pressure dressing → tourniquet if needed
C. Bandage only → leave wound uncovered → tourniquet
D. Apply ice → direct pressure → discharge patient
Answer: B.
Rationale: Start with direct pressure and elevation, then pressure dressing; tourniquet if those
fail.
8. Ecchymosis is:
A. A fracture type
B. A bruise or discoloration from bleeding under the skin
C. A torn ligament
D. A type of laceration
, ESTUDYR
Answer: B.
Rationale: Ecchymosis is the term for skin discoloration caused by blood tracking into tissues.
9. Which are the three types of external bleeding?
A. Capillary, lymphatic, arterial
B. Arterial, venous, capillary
C. Superficial, deep, internal
D. Pulsatile, steady, intermittent
Answer: B.
Rationale: External bleeding is classified as arterial (pulsatile), venous (steady), or capillary
(oozing).
10. Arterial bleeding typically appears as:
A. Dark, slow, steady flow
B. Bright red, spurting/pulsatile flow
C. Brownish drainage
D. Clear fluid only
Answer: B.
Rationale: Arterial blood is bright red and spurts with the heartbeat due to higher pressure.
11. Venous bleeding is characterized by:
A. Bright red spurting blood
B. Dark red color with steady, continuous flow
C. No visible bleeding
D. Only oozing from small vessels
Answer: B.
Rationale: Venous bleeding is darker and flows steadily due to lower pressure than arteries.
12. Capillary bleeding usually presents as:
A. Rapid spurting flow
B. No bleeding at all
C. Slow, even oozing from the wound surface
D. Pulsatile arterial bleeding
Answer: C.
Rationale: Capillary bleeding is low pressure and oozes from superficial injuries.
FISDAP TRAUMA MASTERY: INTENSIVE MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
WITH HIGHLIGHTED ANSWERS & RATIONALES
1. When should a tourniquet be applied?
A. Immediately for any small cut
B. After direct pressure and other bleeding-control methods have failed
C. Only for scalp wounds
D. As the first action for nosebleeds
Answer: B.
Rationale: Tourniquets are used for severe extremity hemorrhage when direct pressure,
dressings, and pressure points fail.
2. Where is the preferred placement for a tourniquet on an extremity?
A. Directly over the wound
B. Approximately 2 inches above the wound (between wound and heart)
C. At the wrist/ankle regardless of wound location
D. At the nearest joint to the wound
Answer: B.
Rationale: Place the tourniquet about 2 inches proximal to the wound, avoiding joints when
possible.
3. The jaw-thrust maneuver is indicated for which patient?
A. Patient with suspected neck or spinal injury who needs airway opening
B. Conscious patient with no trauma
C. For clearing an airway obstruction by a conscious adult
D. For patients with facial fractures only
Answer: A.
Rationale: Jaw-thrust opens the airway while minimizing cervical spine movement in suspected
spinal injury.
4. Crepitus is best described as:
A. Pain radiating to another area
B. A crunching or grinding sensation from bone ends or air under the skin
C. A type of bleeding
D. A skin discoloration
Answer: B.
,ESTUDYR
Rationale: Crepitus is the palpable or audible grating produced by fractured bone ends or
subcutaneous air.
5. Referred pain means:
A. Pain that resolves on its own
B. Pain felt at a location distant from the source of the problem
C. Pain caused by infection only
D. Pain only in the limbs
Answer: B.
Rationale: Referred pain is perceived at a site other than the origin (e.g., shoulder pain from
diaphragmatic irritation).
6. The most common and effective first method to control external bleeding is:
A. Tourniquet application
B. Elevation only
C. Direct pressure on the wound
D. Applying ice packs directly to the wound
Answer: C.
Rationale: Direct pressure is the first-line, most effective immediate hemorrhage control
technique.
7. Which of the following is the correct sequence for external bleeding care?
A. Tourniquet → elevate → pressure dressing
B. Direct pressure → elevate → pressure dressing → tourniquet if needed
C. Bandage only → leave wound uncovered → tourniquet
D. Apply ice → direct pressure → discharge patient
Answer: B.
Rationale: Start with direct pressure and elevation, then pressure dressing; tourniquet if those
fail.
8. Ecchymosis is:
A. A fracture type
B. A bruise or discoloration from bleeding under the skin
C. A torn ligament
D. A type of laceration
, ESTUDYR
Answer: B.
Rationale: Ecchymosis is the term for skin discoloration caused by blood tracking into tissues.
9. Which are the three types of external bleeding?
A. Capillary, lymphatic, arterial
B. Arterial, venous, capillary
C. Superficial, deep, internal
D. Pulsatile, steady, intermittent
Answer: B.
Rationale: External bleeding is classified as arterial (pulsatile), venous (steady), or capillary
(oozing).
10. Arterial bleeding typically appears as:
A. Dark, slow, steady flow
B. Bright red, spurting/pulsatile flow
C. Brownish drainage
D. Clear fluid only
Answer: B.
Rationale: Arterial blood is bright red and spurts with the heartbeat due to higher pressure.
11. Venous bleeding is characterized by:
A. Bright red spurting blood
B. Dark red color with steady, continuous flow
C. No visible bleeding
D. Only oozing from small vessels
Answer: B.
Rationale: Venous bleeding is darker and flows steadily due to lower pressure than arteries.
12. Capillary bleeding usually presents as:
A. Rapid spurting flow
B. No bleeding at all
C. Slow, even oozing from the wound surface
D. Pulsatile arterial bleeding
Answer: C.
Rationale: Capillary bleeding is low pressure and oozes from superficial injuries.
