PHTLS Exam
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Graded A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Your EMS unit is en route to the scene of an assault. Dispatch information indicates law enforcement
has not yet arrived on the scene. This is the safest approach to this situation - Answer: staging at a safe
location away from the scene until law enforcement advises the scene is safe
The most immediate life-threatening condition resulting from injury to solid abdominal organs: -
Answer: Hemorrhaging
The most important indicator of a serious injury in a victim of a shotgun wound.
A) The position of the victim when shot with the gun
B) The total weight of the projectile shot from the gun
C) Distance between the victim and the gun when shot
D) Velocity of the projectile leaving the gun when shot - Answer: C) Distance between the victim and the
gun when shot
The most common cause of injury in pediatric patients less than 10 years of age: - Answer: Falls
This best explains the mechanism by which gas exchange is impaired in pulmonary contusion.
A) Blood in the alveoli
B) Collapse of the alveoli
C) Compression of the lung tissue
D) Partial occlusion of the bronchi - Answer: A) Blood in the alveoli
A sign of ventilatory inadequacy in a trauma patient?
A) Equal breath sounds
B) Ventilatory rate of 12
C) Speaking in short bursts
D) Sp02 of 95% on room air - Answer: C) Speaking in short bursts
The most common cause of upper airway obstruction in the trauma patient?
A) Teeth
Questions and
Complete Solutions
Graded A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Your EMS unit is en route to the scene of an assault. Dispatch information indicates law enforcement
has not yet arrived on the scene. This is the safest approach to this situation - Answer: staging at a safe
location away from the scene until law enforcement advises the scene is safe
The most immediate life-threatening condition resulting from injury to solid abdominal organs: -
Answer: Hemorrhaging
The most important indicator of a serious injury in a victim of a shotgun wound.
A) The position of the victim when shot with the gun
B) The total weight of the projectile shot from the gun
C) Distance between the victim and the gun when shot
D) Velocity of the projectile leaving the gun when shot - Answer: C) Distance between the victim and the
gun when shot
The most common cause of injury in pediatric patients less than 10 years of age: - Answer: Falls
This best explains the mechanism by which gas exchange is impaired in pulmonary contusion.
A) Blood in the alveoli
B) Collapse of the alveoli
C) Compression of the lung tissue
D) Partial occlusion of the bronchi - Answer: A) Blood in the alveoli
A sign of ventilatory inadequacy in a trauma patient?
A) Equal breath sounds
B) Ventilatory rate of 12
C) Speaking in short bursts
D) Sp02 of 95% on room air - Answer: C) Speaking in short bursts
The most common cause of upper airway obstruction in the trauma patient?
A) Teeth
