PHTLS POST TEST 9TH EDITION COMPLETE
TEST PAPER WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ 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
◉ What findings would indicate the need for immobilization when
using a selective spinal immobilization protocol?
Answer: pain or tenderness along the spine
◉ What patient should be treated first in a blast-related situation
involving multiple patients?
Answer: a 30-year-old female with altered level of consciousness
and decreased capillary refill
◉ Excessive fluid resuscitation of the trauma patient can result in,
what?
Answer: increased blood loss
TEST PAPER WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ 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
◉ What findings would indicate the need for immobilization when
using a selective spinal immobilization protocol?
Answer: pain or tenderness along the spine
◉ What patient should be treated first in a blast-related situation
involving multiple patients?
Answer: a 30-year-old female with altered level of consciousness
and decreased capillary refill
◉ Excessive fluid resuscitation of the trauma patient can result in,
what?
Answer: increased blood loss
