PHTLS 8th test with complete solution

Care of the trauma patient in the field is an involving science and should be evidence-based. As lifelong learners, we must be prepared to adapt our practices based on research. This is because research may lead to which of the following? - answerChange in our current practices In trauma care, a Principle is defined as which of the following? - answerWhat needs to be done In addition to oxygen what is required to maintain the metabolic processes of life and energy production? - answerGlucose You respond for a patient who is sustained a GSW to the right upper thorax he is barely responsive, pale, and diaphoretic which of the following is most appropriate for transport? - answerScoop stretcher Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should consider which of the following as part of their pre-arrival assessment? - answerWeather conditions The most appropriate for airway maneuver for trauma patients as which of the following? - answerTrauma jaw thrust Endotracheal intubation is a technique that requires which of the following? - answerSubstantial training to maintain proficiency Which of the following indicates that a trauma patient is having trouble breathing? - answerThe patient breathing is noticeable The patient presents with a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he has absent breath sounds on the one side of his chest and respiratory distress which additional sign would indicate that the patient has a tension pneumothorax? - answerHemodynamic compromise In addition to direct pressure, tourniquets and immobilizing fractures, which of the following is most effective by controlling hemorrhage - answerHemostatic agents Which of the following is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury? - answerSystemic hypoxia