PHTLS Study Guide
Exam Questions
and Complete
Solutions Graded
A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Care of the trauma patient in the field is an evolving 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 the following? - Answer: change in our current practices
In trauma care, a principle is defined as which of the following? - Answer: what needs to be done
In addition to oxygen what is required to maintain the metabolic processes of life and energy
production? - Answer: Glucose
You respond foe a patient who has sustained a GSW to the right upper thorax he is barely responsive,
pale, and diaphoretic which of the following is most appropriate for transport? - Answer: 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? - Answer: weather conditions
The most appropriate for airway maneuver for trauma patients is which of the following? - Answer:
trauma jaw thrust
Endotracheal intubation is a technique that requires which of the following? - Answer: substantial
training to maintain proficiency
Which of the following indicates that a trauma patient is having trouble breathing? - Answer: the
patient breathing is noticeable
The patient presents with a blunt trauma injury to the chest. on exam, he has absent breath sounds the
one side of his chest and respiratory distress which additional sign would indicate that the patient has a
tension pneumothorax? - Answer: hemodynamic compromise
In addition to direct pressure, tourniquets and immobilizing fractures, which of the following is most
effective by controlling hemorrhage? - Answer: hemostatic agents
Which of the following is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury? - Answer: systemic hypoxia
Exam Questions
and Complete
Solutions Graded
A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Care of the trauma patient in the field is an evolving 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 the following? - Answer: change in our current practices
In trauma care, a principle is defined as which of the following? - Answer: what needs to be done
In addition to oxygen what is required to maintain the metabolic processes of life and energy
production? - Answer: Glucose
You respond foe a patient who has sustained a GSW to the right upper thorax he is barely responsive,
pale, and diaphoretic which of the following is most appropriate for transport? - Answer: 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? - Answer: weather conditions
The most appropriate for airway maneuver for trauma patients is which of the following? - Answer:
trauma jaw thrust
Endotracheal intubation is a technique that requires which of the following? - Answer: substantial
training to maintain proficiency
Which of the following indicates that a trauma patient is having trouble breathing? - Answer: the
patient breathing is noticeable
The patient presents with a blunt trauma injury to the chest. on exam, he has absent breath sounds the
one side of his chest and respiratory distress which additional sign would indicate that the patient has a
tension pneumothorax? - Answer: hemodynamic compromise
In addition to direct pressure, tourniquets and immobilizing fractures, which of the following is most
effective by controlling hemorrhage? - Answer: hemostatic agents
Which of the following is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury? - Answer: systemic hypoxia
