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NREMT Paramedic Trauma Exam Prep

Category - Paramedic Trauma

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You are called to the scene of a shooting. Your patient is a teenage male who was shot three times in the abdomen, but there is no blood on the ground.

The patient is unresponsive, tachycardic, pale, and has a faint pulse.

What is the most important first treatment for this patient?
  1. Rapid transport to a trauma center
  2. Volume replacement with IV fluids
  3. Backboard and C-collar
  4. Bilateral needle decompression
Explanation
Answer: A-The most important treatment for any patient who has experienced life-threatening trauma is rapid transport to definitive care.

Volume replacement and, if indicated, needle decompression can help stabilize otherwise unstable patients, but they require surgery and blood products.
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