PHTLS Post Test Question and Answer 2026
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• The single most important factor in determining the potential for injury due to
energy exchange is: -✓✓Velocity of the bodies involved
• In the management of shock, isotonic crystalloid solutions, such as Ringer's, are
preferred because: -✓✓These solutions will stay in the vascular space longer than
water solutions, such as D5W
• With respect to the distance of a fall, which of the following is a guideline for
determining a critical fall? -✓✓3 times the height of the patient
• The phase of an explosion, or blast, in which hollow organs are squeezed and
may rupture is called the __________ phase. -✓✓Primary phase
• During the primary survey and management of a trauma patient, the E in ABCDE
stands for _________? -✓✓Expose/Environment
• The time in which surgical intervention can make a difference in patient outcome
is the __________? -✓✓Golden period (hour)
• In the absence of extenuating circumstances, the maximum amount of time it
should take to identify and manage immediate threats to life, prepare the patient for
transport and begin transport is _________? -✓✓10 minutes
• In which of the following situations is the use of a short spinal immobilization
device indicated? -✓✓None of the above
• Your patient is a 32 year old man, restrained driver of a vehicle that has been
involved in a frontal impact with a concrete bridge abutment. The patient is awake,
but has difficulty answering questions due to shortness of breath. His ventilatory
rate is 30 per minute. Of the following choices, when is the first time the patient's
breath sounds should be checked? -✓✓Prior to being removed from the vehicle
, • Which of the following represents adequate spontaneous ventilation in an adult? -
✓✓Tidal volume 600 mL, ventilatory rate 12/minute
• Which of the following is 100% accurate in verifying endotracheal tube
placement? -✓✓None of the above
• When utilizing percutaneous transtracheal ventilation, the correct ration of lung
inflation to lung inflation time, in seconds, is: -✓✓1:4
• Which of the following is a possible complication of using a manually triggered
oxygen powered device for ventilation? -✓✓All of the above
• Which of the following procedures is considered an essential airway -
✓✓Insertion of an oropharyngeal airway
• Pericardial tamponade is most likely to occur in which of the following
situations? -✓✓Stab wound to the chest
• Which of the following is the preferred site for needle decompression of a tension
pneumothorax? -✓✓2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line, just over top of the
3rd rib
• Which of the following is the mechanism by which pulmonary contusion
interferes with oxygenation? -✓✓Blood and fluid in the alveoli and interstitial
spaces of the lung
• Your patient is a 55 year old male who was struck in the right side of the chest
with a piece of steel pipe. He presents with uncooperative behavior, his skin is pale
and moist, the ventilatory rate is 32, there is a weak radial pulse of 112, and breath
sounds are decreased on the right side. The trachea is midline and jugular veins are
flat while the patient is supine. There is isolated crepitus over the 4th and 5th ribs
in the midaxillary line on the patient's right side. Based on the mechanism of injury
and the assessment findings, which of the following is the most likely cause of the
patient's signs and symptoms? -✓✓Hemothorax
• Deterioration of ventilation and oxygenation after inflation of a PASG in a patient
who has sustained a high-pressure compression injury of the abdomen, such as a
A+ Verified 100% Correct Questions and
Answers
• The single most important factor in determining the potential for injury due to
energy exchange is: -✓✓Velocity of the bodies involved
• In the management of shock, isotonic crystalloid solutions, such as Ringer's, are
preferred because: -✓✓These solutions will stay in the vascular space longer than
water solutions, such as D5W
• With respect to the distance of a fall, which of the following is a guideline for
determining a critical fall? -✓✓3 times the height of the patient
• The phase of an explosion, or blast, in which hollow organs are squeezed and
may rupture is called the __________ phase. -✓✓Primary phase
• During the primary survey and management of a trauma patient, the E in ABCDE
stands for _________? -✓✓Expose/Environment
• The time in which surgical intervention can make a difference in patient outcome
is the __________? -✓✓Golden period (hour)
• In the absence of extenuating circumstances, the maximum amount of time it
should take to identify and manage immediate threats to life, prepare the patient for
transport and begin transport is _________? -✓✓10 minutes
• In which of the following situations is the use of a short spinal immobilization
device indicated? -✓✓None of the above
• Your patient is a 32 year old man, restrained driver of a vehicle that has been
involved in a frontal impact with a concrete bridge abutment. The patient is awake,
but has difficulty answering questions due to shortness of breath. His ventilatory
rate is 30 per minute. Of the following choices, when is the first time the patient's
breath sounds should be checked? -✓✓Prior to being removed from the vehicle
, • Which of the following represents adequate spontaneous ventilation in an adult? -
✓✓Tidal volume 600 mL, ventilatory rate 12/minute
• Which of the following is 100% accurate in verifying endotracheal tube
placement? -✓✓None of the above
• When utilizing percutaneous transtracheal ventilation, the correct ration of lung
inflation to lung inflation time, in seconds, is: -✓✓1:4
• Which of the following is a possible complication of using a manually triggered
oxygen powered device for ventilation? -✓✓All of the above
• Which of the following procedures is considered an essential airway -
✓✓Insertion of an oropharyngeal airway
• Pericardial tamponade is most likely to occur in which of the following
situations? -✓✓Stab wound to the chest
• Which of the following is the preferred site for needle decompression of a tension
pneumothorax? -✓✓2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line, just over top of the
3rd rib
• Which of the following is the mechanism by which pulmonary contusion
interferes with oxygenation? -✓✓Blood and fluid in the alveoli and interstitial
spaces of the lung
• Your patient is a 55 year old male who was struck in the right side of the chest
with a piece of steel pipe. He presents with uncooperative behavior, his skin is pale
and moist, the ventilatory rate is 32, there is a weak radial pulse of 112, and breath
sounds are decreased on the right side. The trachea is midline and jugular veins are
flat while the patient is supine. There is isolated crepitus over the 4th and 5th ribs
in the midaxillary line on the patient's right side. Based on the mechanism of injury
and the assessment findings, which of the following is the most likely cause of the
patient's signs and symptoms? -✓✓Hemothorax
• Deterioration of ventilation and oxygenation after inflation of a PASG in a patient
who has sustained a high-pressure compression injury of the abdomen, such as a
