Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Trauma Practice Test

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Prepare for the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Trauma Exam with our comprehensive quiz featuring multiple-choice questions designed to test your trauma skills. Gain insights, hints, and detailed explanations for each question to bolster your knowledge and confidence.

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You are dispatched to the scene of a motorcycle crash. Upon arrival, you find the patient lying facedown approximately 25 feet from his bike. He is not wearing a helmet and is moaning. You should:

Apply a cervical collar
Evaluate the status of his airway
Log roll him to a supine position
Stabilize his head manually

The correct answer is: Stabilize his head manually

In this scenario, the correct action to take is to stabilize the patient's head manually. The patient is found facedown and moaning after a motorcycle crash, indicating a potential cervical spine injury. By manually stabilizing the patient's head, you can prevent further movement that may worsen any spinal injury. This action helps in maintaining the alignment of the spine and reduces the risk of spinal cord damage. Assessing the airway is crucial, but in this particular situation, stabilizing the patient's head takes precedence due to the mechanism of injury and the patient's position. Applying a cervical collar should only be done after manually stabilizing the head. Log rolling the patient to a supine position is also not recommended without properly stabilizing the head first to prevent further injury.