NREMT – Trauma questions with correct answers
Factors that affect a person's ability to compensate for internal or
external blood loss include all of the following, EXCEPT: Correct
Answer-high cholesterol in the blood
During your assessment of a patient who experienced blunt facial
trauma, you note the presence of a hyphema. This indicates: Correct
Answer-directs trauma to the eyeball
Which of the following factors would reduce the blood's natural ability
to clot, thus worsening internal or external bleeding? Correct Answer-
hypothermia
In which of the following situations would external bleeding be the
MOST difficult to control? Correct Answer-femoral artery laceration,
BP of 140/90
Shock following major trauma is MOST often the result of: Correct
Answer-hemorrhage
Internal or external bleeding would be especially severe in a patient:
Correct Answer-with hemophilia
A woman has a painful, deformed humerus after she fell. The injured
arm is cool and pale, and a radial pulse cannot be palpated. The EMT
should: Correct Answer-apply gentle traction in order to reestablish
distal circulation
,Injury to which of the following organs would MOST likely cause
hemorrhagic shock? Correct Answer-liver
A patient experienced blunt trauma to the left upper abdominal quadrant.
When he is positioned supine, he experiences severe pain in his left
shoulder. Which of the following should the EMT suspect? Correct
Answer-ruptured spleen
When assessing distal circulation in a patient with a swollen deformed
femur, you should: Correct Answer-palpate for a dorsalis pedis pulse
Following a head injury, a young woman is semiconscious and is
bleeding from the nose and left ear. You should: Correct Answer-cover
her ear and nose with a loose gauze pad to collect the blood
A 22-year-old woman fell on her knee and is in severe pain. Her knee is
flexed and severely deformed. Her leg is cold to the touch and you are
unable to palpate a distal pulse. You should: Correct Answer-manually
stabilize her injury and contact medical control for further stabilization
instructions
Firefighters have rescued a man from his burning house. He is conscious
and alert, but is experiencing significant respiratory distress. He has a
brassy cough and singed nasal hairs. The MOST immediate threat to this
patient's life is: Correct Answer-airway swelling
, Which of the following will provide you with the MOST information
regarding a head-injured patient's condition? Correct Answer-mental
status
Which of the following BEST describes the mechanism of injury?
Correct Answer-the way in which traumatic injuries occur
A patient experienced blunt chest trauma and has asymmetrical chest
wall movement. This finding indicates: Correct Answer-decreased air
movement into one lung
In which of the following circumstances would external bleeding be the
LEAST difficult to control? Correct Answer-lacerated femoral vein; BP
of 70/40 mm Hg
A man was kicked in the head and chest and stabbed in the abdomen. He
is conscious, but restless, and is coughing up blood. His breathing is
rapid and shallow, his skin is cool and pale, and his pulse is rapid and
weak. The EMT should recognize that this patient's signs and symptoms
are MOST likely the result of: Correct Answer-internal hemorrhage
A young man has a large laceration to his lateral neck, directly over his
jugular vein. His airway is patent and his breathing is adequate. Your
MOST immediate priority should be to: Correct Answer-keep air out of
the wound and control the bleeding
Factors that affect a person's ability to compensate for internal or
external blood loss include all of the following, EXCEPT: Correct
Answer-high cholesterol in the blood
During your assessment of a patient who experienced blunt facial
trauma, you note the presence of a hyphema. This indicates: Correct
Answer-directs trauma to the eyeball
Which of the following factors would reduce the blood's natural ability
to clot, thus worsening internal or external bleeding? Correct Answer-
hypothermia
In which of the following situations would external bleeding be the
MOST difficult to control? Correct Answer-femoral artery laceration,
BP of 140/90
Shock following major trauma is MOST often the result of: Correct
Answer-hemorrhage
Internal or external bleeding would be especially severe in a patient:
Correct Answer-with hemophilia
A woman has a painful, deformed humerus after she fell. The injured
arm is cool and pale, and a radial pulse cannot be palpated. The EMT
should: Correct Answer-apply gentle traction in order to reestablish
distal circulation
,Injury to which of the following organs would MOST likely cause
hemorrhagic shock? Correct Answer-liver
A patient experienced blunt trauma to the left upper abdominal quadrant.
When he is positioned supine, he experiences severe pain in his left
shoulder. Which of the following should the EMT suspect? Correct
Answer-ruptured spleen
When assessing distal circulation in a patient with a swollen deformed
femur, you should: Correct Answer-palpate for a dorsalis pedis pulse
Following a head injury, a young woman is semiconscious and is
bleeding from the nose and left ear. You should: Correct Answer-cover
her ear and nose with a loose gauze pad to collect the blood
A 22-year-old woman fell on her knee and is in severe pain. Her knee is
flexed and severely deformed. Her leg is cold to the touch and you are
unable to palpate a distal pulse. You should: Correct Answer-manually
stabilize her injury and contact medical control for further stabilization
instructions
Firefighters have rescued a man from his burning house. He is conscious
and alert, but is experiencing significant respiratory distress. He has a
brassy cough and singed nasal hairs. The MOST immediate threat to this
patient's life is: Correct Answer-airway swelling
, Which of the following will provide you with the MOST information
regarding a head-injured patient's condition? Correct Answer-mental
status
Which of the following BEST describes the mechanism of injury?
Correct Answer-the way in which traumatic injuries occur
A patient experienced blunt chest trauma and has asymmetrical chest
wall movement. This finding indicates: Correct Answer-decreased air
movement into one lung
In which of the following circumstances would external bleeding be the
LEAST difficult to control? Correct Answer-lacerated femoral vein; BP
of 70/40 mm Hg
A man was kicked in the head and chest and stabbed in the abdomen. He
is conscious, but restless, and is coughing up blood. His breathing is
rapid and shallow, his skin is cool and pale, and his pulse is rapid and
weak. The EMT should recognize that this patient's signs and symptoms
are MOST likely the result of: Correct Answer-internal hemorrhage
A young man has a large laceration to his lateral neck, directly over his
jugular vein. His airway is patent and his breathing is adequate. Your
MOST immediate priority should be to: Correct Answer-keep air out of
the wound and control the bleeding
