Fisdap Trauma Exam Questions and Answers Fully solved

Fisdap Trauma Exam Questions and Answers Fully solved A 56 yr old male complains of tearing chest pain that radiates to his back. He was the restrained driver involved in a car-crash at high-way speeds. What should your secondary assessment include? Bilateral upper extermity blood pressures A 34 yr old male has a fractured left elbow and his arm is cyanotic and pulse less. What should you do. Align with gentle traction until restiance is met. Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:04 / 0:15 Full screen A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the lower left quadrant. He was minor bleeding from the wound. What should you do. Apply an occlusive dressing Which injury is most likely to develop compartment syndrome. Closed tibia fracture. A 21 yr old female has an open femur fracture after falling off a horse. What should you do. Apply manual stabilization to her femur. An altered 19 yr old male was musty extricated from a burning building by the fire department. He has soot around his mouth and nose. What should you do? Remove and smoldering clothing A 41 yr old male was kicked in the chest by a horse. He is short of breath and he has a contusion to his sternum. Vital signs are BP 96/78, P 124, R 24 and shallow. What should you suspect. Cardiac tamponade A 21 yr old male is semi conscious and lying kiddywampus at the bottom of 2 flights of stairs. What should you do? Manually stabilize c-spine Which injury or condition should be managed first in a patient with multi-system trauma? Bleeding within the oral cavity A 22 yr old male has a knife impaled in the upper right quadrant of his abdomen. He complains of the painful when he inhales and shortness of breathing. What should you suspect. Diaphragmatic tear A 21 year old male has a large piece of glass impaled in his eye. What should you do? Stabilize the glass with a paper cup What is the the term for the injury in which the epidermis remains intact, but cells and blood vessels in the dermis may be damaged. contusion, bruise An unresponsive 49 yer old male is supine on the road next to a crashed motorcycle. What should you do? Hold c-spine Wha type of injury results from prolonged compression forces applied to soft tissue? Crush injury A 20 yr old male was the unrestrained driver in a car crash. He is anxious, pale and has absent lung sounds on the left side. Vitals signs are BP 80/48, P 132, R 31 and shallow. What should you suspect. Tension pneumothorax What is most life threatening for an adult patient? Bubbling wound to the chest What is the best care for a suspected hemothorax? transporting rapidly A 46 yr old female was in a car crash at highway speeds. She is unconscious, breathing deep and fast with an abrasion to the lateral aspect of her neck. What should you do? Take c-spine precautions A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the shoulder and blood is spurting from the wound. What should do you? Apply direct pressure A 25 yr old male has a deep laceration on his right forearm. You are applying direct pressure with a trauma dressing, but the wound continues to bleed. What should you do? Apply a tourniquet proximal the laceration. A patient fell while water skiing. Unconscious. Suspect? Head and spine injury A patient riding a motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not wearing a helmet. Supine with copious amount of blood around face. Gurgling and R 4 per min. Most appropriate should? Suction airway A patient at a healthcare facility fell out of bed. Nurse suspects hip fracture. Which medication should concern you the most? Coumadin (which is a blood thinner assess a carotid pulse and assist ventilations Pt stabbed in RUQ. What organ could be injured? Liver A patient has fallen and has a deformed right lower leg. The extremity is pulseless and the skin is cool and cyanotic. You should? Realign the injured extremity