FISDAP Patient Assessment 5

Question 1

A patient presents with a GCS score of 3. This indicates:

Accepted Answer

No eye opening, no verbal response, no motor response

Answer

Minor head injury with full orientation

Answer

Moderate impairment with purposeful response to pain

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Confused speech with eye opening to voice

Question 2

You are reassessing a patient every 5 minutes. Under what condition is this interval appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Unstable or potentially unstable patient

Answer

Stable patient with minor injury

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Patient with normal vital signs

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Patient with isolated extremity trauma

Question 3

During assessment, a patient rates abdominal pain as 9/10. You note guarding and rigidity. These findings together MOST suggest which priority level?

Accepted Answer

High priority — expedite transport

Answer

Low priority — reassess in 15 minutes

Answer

Moderate priority — treat and monitor on scene

Answer

Undetermined — gather more history first

Question 4

Which physical finding is MOST associated with right-sided heart failure during patient assessment?

Accepted Answer

Jugular vein distension

Answer

Pulmonary crackles

Answer

Pink frothy sputum

Answer

Orthopnea

Question 5

A patient involved in a high-speed MVC is ambulatory at the scene and denies pain. Based on mechanism alone, your assessment priority should be:

Accepted Answer

High — significant mechanism warrants thorough assessment

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Low — patient is walking and talking

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Deferred — reassess if symptoms develop

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Moderate — assess only if patient requests help

Question 6

During assessment of a burn patient, which finding would MOST indicate airway involvement from inhalation injury?

Accepted Answer

Singed nasal hairs and carbonaceous sputum

Answer

Burns below the waist

Answer

Blistering on the forearms

Answer

Circumferential burns to the extremities

Question 7

When performing a rapid trauma assessment, which mnemonic helps guide evaluation of each body region?

Accepted Answer

DCAP-BTLS

Answer

SAMPLE

Answer

OPQRST

Answer

AVPU