PHTLS POST TEST 9TH EDITION LATEST 2024-2025
VERSION WITH 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS| VERIFIED ANSWERS
Your patient is a 32 year old man, restrained driver of a vehicle that has been involved in a frontal
impact with a concrete bridge abutment. The patient is awake, but has difficulty ANSWERing
questions due to shortness of breath. His ventilatory rate is 30 per minute. Of the following choices,
when is the first time the patient's breath sounds should be checked?
A. As soon as he is removed from the vehicle
B. Prior to being removed from the vehicle
C. As soon as he is immobilized on a long backboard
D. Enroute to the trauma center - ANSWER-B. Prior to being removed from the vehicle
Which of the following represents adequate spontaneous ventilation in an adult?
A. Tidal volume 100 mL, ventilatory rate 40/minute
B. Tidal volume 500 mL, ventilatory rate 8/minute
C. Tidal volume 300 mL, ventilatory rate 16/minute
D. Tidal volume 600 mL, ventilatory rate 12/minute - ANSWER-D. Tidal volume 600 mL, ventilatory
rate 12/minute
Which of the following is 100% accurate in verifying endotracheal tube placement?
A. Pulse oximetry
B. End-tidal capnometry
C. Syringe aspiration
D. None of the above - ANSWER-D. None of the above
,When utilizing percutaneous transtracheal ventilation, the correct ration of lung inflation to lung
inflation time, in seconds, is:
A. 1:4
B. 1:5
C. 1:2
D. 2:2 - ANSWER-A. 1:4
Which of the following is a possible complication of using a manually triggered oxygen powered device
for ventilation?
A. Gastric distention
B. Pneumothorax
C. Inability to feel lung compliance
D. All of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
Which of the following procedures is considered an essential airway skill?
A. Needle cricothyroidotomy
B. Endotracheal intubation
C. Insertion of an oropharyngeal airway
D. Retrograde endotracheal intubation - ANSWER-C. Insertion of an oropharyngeal airway
Pericardial tamponade is most likely to occur in which of the following situations?
A. Stab wound to the chest
B. Fall from a height
C. Frontal impact vehicle crash
D. Gunshot wound to the chest - ANSWER-A. Stab wound to the chest
, You arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle collision in which a vehicle struck a tree. Which is the best
indicator of potential injury?
A. Circumference of the vehicle
B. Diameter of the tree
C. Mass of the vehicle
D. Speed of the vehicle - ANSWER-D. Speed of the vehicle
The potential for death or serious injury is greatest in which of the following motor vehicle collisions?
A) Down and under
B) Ejection from vehicle
C) Lateral compression
D) Up and over - ANSWER-B) Ejection from vehicle
Bilateral femur fractures are most often associated with which type of motorcycle crash?
A) Angular impact
B) Bike-road impact
C) Head-on impact
D) Rear impact - ANSWER-C) Head-on impact
Which is the preferred fluid for resuscitation of hemorrhagic shock in the prehospital setting?
A) 5% dextrose in water
B) 7.5% hypertonic saline
C) Hetastarch
VERSION WITH 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS| VERIFIED ANSWERS
Your patient is a 32 year old man, restrained driver of a vehicle that has been involved in a frontal
impact with a concrete bridge abutment. The patient is awake, but has difficulty ANSWERing
questions due to shortness of breath. His ventilatory rate is 30 per minute. Of the following choices,
when is the first time the patient's breath sounds should be checked?
A. As soon as he is removed from the vehicle
B. Prior to being removed from the vehicle
C. As soon as he is immobilized on a long backboard
D. Enroute to the trauma center - ANSWER-B. Prior to being removed from the vehicle
Which of the following represents adequate spontaneous ventilation in an adult?
A. Tidal volume 100 mL, ventilatory rate 40/minute
B. Tidal volume 500 mL, ventilatory rate 8/minute
C. Tidal volume 300 mL, ventilatory rate 16/minute
D. Tidal volume 600 mL, ventilatory rate 12/minute - ANSWER-D. Tidal volume 600 mL, ventilatory
rate 12/minute
Which of the following is 100% accurate in verifying endotracheal tube placement?
A. Pulse oximetry
B. End-tidal capnometry
C. Syringe aspiration
D. None of the above - ANSWER-D. None of the above
,When utilizing percutaneous transtracheal ventilation, the correct ration of lung inflation to lung
inflation time, in seconds, is:
A. 1:4
B. 1:5
C. 1:2
D. 2:2 - ANSWER-A. 1:4
Which of the following is a possible complication of using a manually triggered oxygen powered device
for ventilation?
A. Gastric distention
B. Pneumothorax
C. Inability to feel lung compliance
D. All of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
Which of the following procedures is considered an essential airway skill?
A. Needle cricothyroidotomy
B. Endotracheal intubation
C. Insertion of an oropharyngeal airway
D. Retrograde endotracheal intubation - ANSWER-C. Insertion of an oropharyngeal airway
Pericardial tamponade is most likely to occur in which of the following situations?
A. Stab wound to the chest
B. Fall from a height
C. Frontal impact vehicle crash
D. Gunshot wound to the chest - ANSWER-A. Stab wound to the chest
, You arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle collision in which a vehicle struck a tree. Which is the best
indicator of potential injury?
A. Circumference of the vehicle
B. Diameter of the tree
C. Mass of the vehicle
D. Speed of the vehicle - ANSWER-D. Speed of the vehicle
The potential for death or serious injury is greatest in which of the following motor vehicle collisions?
A) Down and under
B) Ejection from vehicle
C) Lateral compression
D) Up and over - ANSWER-B) Ejection from vehicle
Bilateral femur fractures are most often associated with which type of motorcycle crash?
A) Angular impact
B) Bike-road impact
C) Head-on impact
D) Rear impact - ANSWER-C) Head-on impact
Which is the preferred fluid for resuscitation of hemorrhagic shock in the prehospital setting?
A) 5% dextrose in water
B) 7.5% hypertonic saline
C) Hetastarch
