1. The signature wound of recent combat missions in the Middle East is typically caused by:

2. A traumatic brain injury (TBI) would most likely be caused by:

3. The EMT would recognize which response when a combat veteran patient states, 'I still see them burning but cannot do anything about it'?

4. Which statement is true regarding post-traumatic stress disorder?

5. A traumatic brain injury (TBI) would most likely be caused by:

6. The wife of a military veteran with PTSD states that her husband developed type 2 diabetes 10 years after returning from combat. There is no history of this disease in either side of the family, and the patient is not overweight and does not have any other risk factors for the disease. Consequently, the wife believes the diabetes results from her husband's experience in the military. How would you best respond to her assertion?

7. The EMT would recognize which response when a combat veteran patient states, 'I still see them burning but cannot do anything about it'?

8. When approaching a combat veteran who is highly agitated, the EMT must remember that:

9. You arrived on scene at a local restaurant, where you encounter a highly agitated combat veteran who is yelling at patrons. Given the public nature of the scene and the patient's known history of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which statement indicates appropriate initial management of the situation?

10. You have been dispatched to a Veterans Administration (VA) clinic for a male patient with a behavioral emergency. On scene, the VA physician tells you that the patient is a returning veteran with newly diagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Based on this information, you would surmise:

11. During scene size-up on an unknown medical call, which clue would best indicate that the patient may be a veteran of the military?

12. You are assessing a military veteran who complains of a headache, visual disturbances, and generalized anxiety. You suspect that he may have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Which question would be most appropriate to obtain additional information regarding the possibility of PTSD?

13. The EMT would recognize an era veteran when a family member states:

14. One of the four essential features of post-traumatic stress disorder is:

15. You have been dispatched to a Veterans Administration (VA) clinic for a male patient with a behavioral emergency. On scene, the VA physician tells you that the patient is a returning veteran with newly diagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Based on this information, you would surmise:

16. In a patient with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the EMT would recognize that a patient is reliving an event when he states:

17. The EMT would suspect that a patient has a traumatic brain injury (TBI), as opposed to post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), when he observes:

18. When caring for a 34-year-old male with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which instruction should you provide to your partner?

19. In a patient with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the EMT would recognize that a patient is reliving an event when he states:

20. You are assessing a military veteran who complains of a headache, visual disturbances, and generalized anxiety. You suspect that he may have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Which question would be most appropriate to obtain additional information regarding the possibility of PTSD?

21. A wife of a returning combat veteran called EMS because her husband is complaining of constant headaches. When you ask about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injury (TBI), she states that the patient was injured by an improvised explosive device in Iraq, but cannot remember the event. She explains that the patient has undergone numerous CTs and MRIs of head and has been told by his family doctor that there is no sign of injury. Regarding these medical conditions, you realize that:

22. The EMT recognizes that alcohol or drug dependence often occurs in individuals with post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) because: