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EMT-basic Trauma Test Questions and Answers 2023 - 2024 (Verified Answers)
- A young male sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen during an alter-
cation with a rival gang member. As your partner is assessing and managing
his airway, you should control any obvious bleeding and then:
- auscultate bowel sounds.
- apply a cervical collar.
- assess for an exit wound.
D. obtain baseline vital signs. ANS: C. assess for an exit wound.
- You receive a call to a residence for a sick patient. Upon your arrival, you
find the patient, a 53-year-old diabetic male, lying down on his front porch.His wife tells you that he had been mowing the lawn in the heat for the past 3 hours. The patient is confused and has hot, moist skin. His pulse is weak and
thready, and his blood pressure is 90/50 mm Hg. You should:
- perform a head-to-toe assessment and look for signs of trauma. 1 / 4
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- administer one tube of oral glucose and reassess his mental status.
- place him in a sitting position and have him drink 1 L of water.
D. load him into the ambulance and begin rapid cooling interventions. ANS:
- load him into the ambulance and begin rapid cooling interventions.
- You are transporting a 28-year-old man with a frostbitten foot. The patient's
vital signs are stable and he denies any other injuries or symptoms. The weath- er is treacherous and your transport time to the hospital is approximately 45
minutes. During transport, you should:
- administer oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask.
- protect the affected part from further injury.
- cover his foot with chemical heat compresses.
D. rewarm his foot in 102°F to 104°F (38.9°C to 40°C) water. ANS: B.
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- Common signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion include all of the follow-
ing, EXCEPT:
- hot, dry skin.
- tachycardia.
- nausea.
D. headache. ANS: A. hot, dry skin.
- While en route to a major motor vehicle crash, an on-scene police officer
advises you that a 6-year-old male who was riding in the front seat is involved.He further states that the child was only wearing a lap belt and that the air bag deployed. On the basis of this information, you should be MOST suspicious
that the child has experienced:
- open abdominal trauma.
- lower extremity fractures.
- neck and facial injuries.
D. blunt trauma to the head. ANS: C. neck and facial injuries.
- A 12-year-old male jumped approximately 12 feet from a tree and landed on
his feet. He complains of pain to his lower back. What injury mechanism is MOST likely responsible for his back pain?
- Lateral impact to the spine
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- Energy transmission to the spine
D. Secondary fall after the initial impact ANS: C. Energy transmission to the
spine
- A 30-year-old male was rescued after being lost in the woods for approx-
imately 18 hours. The outside temperature is 30°F (-1°C). He is immediately placed in the warmed ambulance, where you perform a primary assessment.
He is unresponsive, pale, and apneic. You should:
- open his airway and give two rescue breaths.
- apply an AED and assess his cardiac rhythm.
- apply chemical heat packs to his groin and axillae.
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