PHTLS PRE AND POST TEST PRACTICE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ In trauma care, a 'principle' is defined as, what? Answer: what
needs to be done (p.34)
◉ In addition to oxygen, what is required to maintain the metabolic
processes of life and energy production? Answer: glucose
◉ You respond for a patient who has sustained a GSW to the right
upper thorax. He is barely responsive, pale, and diaphoretic. What
device is most appropriate for transport? Answer: scoop stretcher
◉ Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway
should consider what, as part of their pre-arrival assessment?
Answer: weather conditions
◉ The most appropriate airway maneuver for trauma patients is
what technique? Answer: jaw thrust maneuver
◉ Endo-tracheal in-tubation is a technique that requires, what?
Answer: substantial training, to maintain proficiency
, ◉ What indicates that a trauma patient is having trouble breathing?
Answer: the patient's breathing is noticeable
◉ A patient presents with, a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On
exam, he has absent breath sounds on one side of his chest and
respiratory distress. Which additional sign would indicate that the
patient has a tension pneumo-thorax? Answer: hemo-dynamic
compromise (proper blood flow is being prevented)
◉ In addition to direct pressure, tourniquets, and immobilizing
fractures, what is considered most effective when controlling
hemorrhage? Answer: hemo-static agents
◉ What is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury? Answer:
systemic hypoxia
◉ You're called to treat a patient who was knocked unconscious
when he slipped and fell on a wet floor striking his head. It is now
several hours later and he is awake but confused, does not recall the
incident, and is vomiting with a headache. What injury is he most
likely to have suffered? Answer: concussion
GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ In trauma care, a 'principle' is defined as, what? Answer: what
needs to be done (p.34)
◉ In addition to oxygen, what is required to maintain the metabolic
processes of life and energy production? Answer: glucose
◉ You respond for a patient who has sustained a GSW to the right
upper thorax. He is barely responsive, pale, and diaphoretic. What
device is most appropriate for transport? Answer: scoop stretcher
◉ Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway
should consider what, as part of their pre-arrival assessment?
Answer: weather conditions
◉ The most appropriate airway maneuver for trauma patients is
what technique? Answer: jaw thrust maneuver
◉ Endo-tracheal in-tubation is a technique that requires, what?
Answer: substantial training, to maintain proficiency
, ◉ What indicates that a trauma patient is having trouble breathing?
Answer: the patient's breathing is noticeable
◉ A patient presents with, a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On
exam, he has absent breath sounds on one side of his chest and
respiratory distress. Which additional sign would indicate that the
patient has a tension pneumo-thorax? Answer: hemo-dynamic
compromise (proper blood flow is being prevented)
◉ In addition to direct pressure, tourniquets, and immobilizing
fractures, what is considered most effective when controlling
hemorrhage? Answer: hemo-static agents
◉ What is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury? Answer:
systemic hypoxia
◉ You're called to treat a patient who was knocked unconscious
when he slipped and fell on a wet floor striking his head. It is now
several hours later and he is awake but confused, does not recall the
incident, and is vomiting with a headache. What injury is he most
likely to have suffered? Answer: concussion
