
EMT-Basic Test - Trauma
1. The eustachian tube connects the?
  Middle ear with the nasal cavity
  Ovary to the uterus
  Pancreas to bile duct
  Uterus to uvula
2. You are called to treat a 69 year old male who has fallen and lost consciousness. He has a laceration on his head and is breathing very rapidly. Which of the following is likely?
  He has hypoglycemia
  He has had a heart attack
  He has slipped and hit his head
  All of the above
3. What is considered the binding force or glue that helps complete the clotting process?
4. What does the letter S stand for in DCAPBTLS?
5. Which side is the radius located on?
  The thumb side of the arm
  The big toe side of the leg
  The little toe side of the leg
  The little finger side of the arm
6. A patient is complaining of difficulty breathing after being struck in the ribs by a baseball and they are cyanotic around the lips. Proper action would include?
  Sweeping the tongue out of the way to look for airway obstructions
  High flow O2 via NRB and rapid transport
  BVM with supplemental oxygen attached
  Advice on proper use of a mitt
7. A triage tag?
  Tells if a person will live
  Follows a color coded system
  Is always attached to the toe
  All of the above
8. During blast trauma the tertiary blast phase would likely cause injury by?
  Flying pieces of projectile
  Throwing the victim against a stationary object
  A wave of energy that injures the organs
  Cavitation of the organs from the blast
9. What does the letter B stand for in DCAPBTLS?
10. Which of the following would require an EMT to act during scene size up?
  The sound of a couple fighting inside the door of the call address
  3 pit bulls chained to steel poles outside the residence address
  A semi truck overturned with a caustic substance placard
  All of the above
11. A silver fork deformity is associated with a fracture of the?
  Proximal ulna
  Distal tibia
  Distal radius
12. How many bones are in the human body?
  None of the above
13. Your patient was in a roll over and sustained a head injury as well as multiple lacerations. You recognize the Cheyne-Stokes breathing pattern that is?
  Deep rapid respirations
  Irregular breaths with periods of apnea
  Very shallow respirations
14. If your patient has a burn involving the epidermis only it would most likely be considered?
15. Another word for the collar bone is the?

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