PHTLS POST TEST 9TH EDITION
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED PASS
⩥ Survival of the fetus in a trauma situation is most dependent upon
which of the following factors? Answer: Good resuscitation of the
mother
⩥ A patient struck in the back of the head with a baseball bat may
sustain a cerebral contusion to which area of the brain? Answer:
Occipital
(probably too low velocity for Coup & Contre Coup)
⩥ In the context of the caring for an adult patient with traumatic brain
injury who is deteriorating and exhibiting signs of herniation,
hyperventilation means ventilating with a BVM and 100% oxygen at a
rate of: Answer: 20
⩥ In the United State, which of the following mechanisms most
frequently causes spinal cord injury in adults? Answer: Vehicle crashes
⩥ Which of the following presentation indicate spinal cord injury?
Answer: All of the above
, ⩥ Of the following, which is the earliest indication of compartment
syndrome? Answer: Tense swelling of the involved area
⩥ A traction splint may be used for which of the following Answer:
Femur fractures
⩥ Which of the following descriptions meets the criteria for transport to
a facility with a burn unit? Answer: A 25 year old male with an electrical
burn across his chest
⩥ The preferred method of dressing burns in the prehospital setting is:
Answer: Dry sterile dressing
⩥ In assessing the hypothermic patient in the prehospital setting, the
most reliable indicator of the severity of hypothermia is: Answer: Rectal
temperature
⩥ In the normal child, which general statement is most accurate in
comparison with the adult patient? Answer: Blood pressure is lower,
heart rate is higher, and ventilatory rate is higher
⩥ A patient who withdraws from painful stimuli, opens eyes on verbal
command, and cannot speak because of intubation has a Glasgow Coma
Scale of which of the following: Answer: 8T
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED PASS
⩥ Survival of the fetus in a trauma situation is most dependent upon
which of the following factors? Answer: Good resuscitation of the
mother
⩥ A patient struck in the back of the head with a baseball bat may
sustain a cerebral contusion to which area of the brain? Answer:
Occipital
(probably too low velocity for Coup & Contre Coup)
⩥ In the context of the caring for an adult patient with traumatic brain
injury who is deteriorating and exhibiting signs of herniation,
hyperventilation means ventilating with a BVM and 100% oxygen at a
rate of: Answer: 20
⩥ In the United State, which of the following mechanisms most
frequently causes spinal cord injury in adults? Answer: Vehicle crashes
⩥ Which of the following presentation indicate spinal cord injury?
Answer: All of the above
, ⩥ Of the following, which is the earliest indication of compartment
syndrome? Answer: Tense swelling of the involved area
⩥ A traction splint may be used for which of the following Answer:
Femur fractures
⩥ Which of the following descriptions meets the criteria for transport to
a facility with a burn unit? Answer: A 25 year old male with an electrical
burn across his chest
⩥ The preferred method of dressing burns in the prehospital setting is:
Answer: Dry sterile dressing
⩥ In assessing the hypothermic patient in the prehospital setting, the
most reliable indicator of the severity of hypothermia is: Answer: Rectal
temperature
⩥ In the normal child, which general statement is most accurate in
comparison with the adult patient? Answer: Blood pressure is lower,
heart rate is higher, and ventilatory rate is higher
⩥ A patient who withdraws from painful stimuli, opens eyes on verbal
command, and cannot speak because of intubation has a Glasgow Coma
Scale of which of the following: Answer: 8T
