PHTLS exam Questions and answers

when caring for a trauma patient, a principle is what is necessary for patient improvement or survival. A preference is how the principle is achieved and depends upon four factors. The factor used to establish the preference in treating the patient include all except: research information Approximately 20% of all child abuse is the result of intentional burning. The majority of the children intentionally burned are of what age? 1 to 2 years of age In addition to glucose, what is required to maintain the metabolic processes of life and energy production? oxygen you response to a patient who has sustained a stab wound to the left upper thorax. she is barley responsive, pale and diaphoretic. Which of the following is the most appropriate for transport? scoop stretcher Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should consider which of the following as part of their pre-arrival assessment? weather conditions The most appropriate airway maneuver in the initial management of a trauma patient is which of the following? trauma jaw thrust When verifying ET Tube placement on a perfusing patient, the "Gold standard" of monitoring is considered to be? waveform capnography A patent presents with a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he has absent sounds on one side of his chest and respiratory distress. Which additional sign would indicate that the patient has a tension pneumothorax? distended neck veins Hemostatic agents should be used for excessive bleeding when direct pressure alone does not work. The proper way to use the most hemostatic agents is which of the following? placing the agent property into the wound and holding direct pressure of the following, which is preventable cause of secondary brain injury addressable during the transport phase? systemic hypoxia you are 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. He is awake but confused, does not recalled the incident, and is vomiting which a headache. Which of the following inures is most likely? concussion when using a selective spinal immobilization protocol, which of the following findings indicate the need for imbolization? an associated femoral shaft fracture with severe pain In a blast-related multiple patient situation, which of the following patients should be treated first? a 33 year old female with altered level of consciousness and decreased capillary refill Excessive fluid resuscitation of the trauma patient can result in which of the following? worsening coagulopathy the secondary survey should be accomplished: when time and situation allow when approaching a trauma patient, what is the first assessment that must be made? scene safety the most common type if shock resulting from trauma is? hemorrhaging