EMT Trauma Practice Test 3

Question 1

Your patient is suffering from Epistaxis. How should you proceed.

Accepted Answer

Pinch the nostrils and have the patient lean forward

Answer

There is no treatment for Epistaxis

Answer

Pack the area with gauze

Answer

Pinch the nostrils and have the patient tilt their head backwards

Question 2

What are the signs and symptoms of shock

Accepted Answer

Increased heart rate, increased respirations, hypotension

Answer

Decreased heart rate, increased respirations, hypotension

Answer

Increased heart rate, decreased respirations, hypertension

Answer

Decreased heart rate, increased respirations, hypertension

Question 3

Your patient is a 22 year old male with an object impaled in the right side of his chest, just below the shoulder. After assessing that the object is not blocking his airway, what is the best course of action for this patient?

Accepted Answer

Stabilize the object in place, control the bleeding and transport

Answer

Remove the object by pushing it through the same direction as it entered

Answer

Remove the object by pulling it back out the way it entered.

Answer

Cut the object close to the patient in order to control the bleeding and transport the patient

Question 4

Your patient has an injury that consists of overstretched & torn ligaments. What type of injury does this patient have?

Accepted Answer

Sprain

Answer

Strain

Answer

Fracture

Answer

Dislocation

Question 5

What is the best treatment for a suspected fracture of the talus bone?

Accepted Answer

Splint the ankle, apply ice, and elevate

Answer

Apply a traction splint, heat, and elevate the leg

Answer

Apply a traction splint, ice, and elevate the arm

Answer

Splint the foot, apply heat, and elevate

Question 6

When dealing with a patient who has suffered an injury to the back of his head, what part of the brain would you suspect will be affected?

Accepted Answer

Occipital

Answer

Frontal

Answer

Parietal

Answer

Temporal

Question 7

Your patient is a 34-year old male with a large laceration to the abdomen, and the abdominal organs are protruding from the wound. What is this type of injury called?

Accepted Answer

Evisceration

Answer

Avulsion

Answer

Protrusion

Answer

Contusion

Question 8

What is the best way to handle an amputated extremity?

Accepted Answer

Wrap it in sterile dressings and keep it cool with ice

Answer

Pack it in ice

Answer

Wrap it in plastic and place on ice

Answer

Place it in a container filled with saline solution

Question 9

You are transporting a trauma patient, and notice their condition starts to deteriorate. What do you do?

Accepted Answer

Reassess your patient

Answer

Stop the ambulance and begin CPR

Answer

Tell your partner to drive faster; you need to get this patient to the hospital now

Answer

Call medical control

Question 10

You are transporting an unconscious patient. How often should you check their vitals?

Accepted Answer

5 minutes

Answer

2-3 minutes

Answer

10 minutes

Answer

15 minutes