NREMT Trauma Exam Study Questions and Answers

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NREMT Trauma Exam Study Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)

• You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. Which of the

following information is NOT an important factor in care of the patient ANS:

Height of the ladder

• You are at the scene of an MVA, in which there are three patients, all of

which have minor visible injuries. Two are refusing treatment and the last

is complaining of neck and back pain. How should you proceed ANS: Have

your partner obtain refusals from the two patients who refused treatment, while you treat the last patient

• Your patient is a 17 year old male found face down in a swimming pool. He

is currently being held face up at the surface of the water. He is unconscious but breathing and has a pulse. What is the best course of action for this patient ANS: Apply cervical and spinal immobilization while the patient is still in the pool

• A laceration, spurting brigA laceration, spurting bright red blood, most

likely means what type of injury ANSht red blood most likely means what type of injury ANS Arterial 1 / 2

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• Your patient has a laceration to the right leg which has intersected the

femoral artery. You have applied direct pressure to the wound, but it continues

to soak through the bandages. What should you do next ANS: Elevate the leg

• Of the two types of energy trWhich type of energy transfer is a motor vehicle

crash (MVC) with frontal impact, non-restrained driver with bent steering wheel, and spidered windshield ANSansfer, which type would a Motor

Vehicle crash (MVC) with frontal impact: Blunt

• Any penetrating missile traveling over 2,000 ft/sec would be classified

as ANS: High velocity

• When there is penetrating trauma there is a permanent cavity which is

formed by the projectile contacting the tissues. How is a temporary cavity

formed ANS: By energy scrubbing off of the projectile

• The way a patient is injured is often referred to as the

ANS: -

Mechanism of injury

• When approaching a scene of trauma incident, what is your first order of

business ANS: Scene safety

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