PHTLS TRAUMA REVIEW – COMPLETE TEST QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED ANSWERS | PREHOSPITAL TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT
PRACTICE EXAM | EMT & PARAMEDIC CERTIFICATION STUDY
GUIDE
THE PRE-HOSPITAL ASSESSMENT OF THE TRAUMA PATIENT BEGINS WITH WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING?
SELECT ONE:
A. ASSESSMENT OF SCENE SAFETY AND SITUATION
B. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE DISPATCHER
C. THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT
D. THE PRIMARY SURVEY
FEEDBACK
CORRECT ANS: INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE DISPATCHER
PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES (TBI) ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO SECONDARY
INJURIES WHICH ARE TYPICALLY PREVENTABLE. IN ADDITION TO HYPOXIA AND HYPOTENSION
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAN ALSO DECREASE CEREBRAL PERFUSION?
SELECT ONE:
A.
HYPOTHERMIA
, B.
CEREBRAL VASODILATION
C.
INCREASED CARDIAC OUTPUT
D.
INADVERTENT OR EXCESS HYPERVENTILATION
CORRECT ANS: INADVERTENT OR EXCESS HYPERVENTILATION
APPROXIMATELY 20% OF ALL CHILD ABUSE IS THE RESULT OF INTENTIONAL BURNING. THE
MAJORITY OF THE CHILDREN INTENTIONALLY BURNED ARE OF WHAT AGE?
SELECT ONE:
A.
10 TO 12 YEARS OF AGE
B.
5 TO 6 YEARS OF AGE
C.
1 TO 2 YEARS OF AGE
D.
VERIFIED ANSWERS | PREHOSPITAL TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT
PRACTICE EXAM | EMT & PARAMEDIC CERTIFICATION STUDY
GUIDE
THE PRE-HOSPITAL ASSESSMENT OF THE TRAUMA PATIENT BEGINS WITH WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING?
SELECT ONE:
A. ASSESSMENT OF SCENE SAFETY AND SITUATION
B. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE DISPATCHER
C. THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT
D. THE PRIMARY SURVEY
FEEDBACK
CORRECT ANS: INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE DISPATCHER
PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES (TBI) ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO SECONDARY
INJURIES WHICH ARE TYPICALLY PREVENTABLE. IN ADDITION TO HYPOXIA AND HYPOTENSION
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAN ALSO DECREASE CEREBRAL PERFUSION?
SELECT ONE:
A.
HYPOTHERMIA
, B.
CEREBRAL VASODILATION
C.
INCREASED CARDIAC OUTPUT
D.
INADVERTENT OR EXCESS HYPERVENTILATION
CORRECT ANS: INADVERTENT OR EXCESS HYPERVENTILATION
APPROXIMATELY 20% OF ALL CHILD ABUSE IS THE RESULT OF INTENTIONAL BURNING. THE
MAJORITY OF THE CHILDREN INTENTIONALLY BURNED ARE OF WHAT AGE?
SELECT ONE:
A.
10 TO 12 YEARS OF AGE
B.
5 TO 6 YEARS OF AGE
C.
1 TO 2 YEARS OF AGE
D.
