PHTLS 10th Ed
,1. A 78-year-old female was involved in a minor car crash. She is shivering and exhibits
repetitive questioning. She is a type II diabetic and takes an anticoagulant. What should
your initial treatment be?: Move patient to a warmenvironment
2. A 29-year-old male falls 17 feet (5m) to the ground from a tree. He complainsof pain with
movement and pain on the right side of his chest when he breathes. You note accessory
muscle use, focal tenderness, bony crepitus, and absent breath sounds on his right side.
What should you suspect?: Simplepneumothorax
3. A 55-year-old male has burns to both lower extremities from a car crash.He is
awake and in severe pain. Assessment reveals dry, white, leathery, appearance in
both lower extremities. What is the burn
classification?: Fullthickness
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, 4. Which of the following physiological changes associated with aging may contribute to an
increased incidence of falls among the elderly?: Declining visual acuity
5. Which type of shock included neurogenic and anaphylactic shock?: Distrib- utive
6. A 13-year-old male was a restrained passenger in a car crash at highway speed. He is
alert and oriented on-scene and walking around. What should you do?: Consider spinal
motion restriction and assess his c- spine
7. A 24-year-old construction worker amputated his thumb. How should youmanage the
amputation?: Wrap in moistened gauze
8. A 41-year-old male was stabbed in the chest immediately below the sternum.
He complains of shortness of breath and has engorged jugular veins. Vital
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,1. A 78-year-old female was involved in a minor car crash. She is shivering and exhibits
repetitive questioning. She is a type II diabetic and takes an anticoagulant. What should
your initial treatment be?: Move patient to a warmenvironment
2. A 29-year-old male falls 17 feet (5m) to the ground from a tree. He complainsof pain with
movement and pain on the right side of his chest when he breathes. You note accessory
muscle use, focal tenderness, bony crepitus, and absent breath sounds on his right side.
What should you suspect?: Simplepneumothorax
3. A 55-year-old male has burns to both lower extremities from a car crash.He is
awake and in severe pain. Assessment reveals dry, white, leathery, appearance in
both lower extremities. What is the burn
classification?: Fullthickness
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, 4. Which of the following physiological changes associated with aging may contribute to an
increased incidence of falls among the elderly?: Declining visual acuity
5. Which type of shock included neurogenic and anaphylactic shock?: Distrib- utive
6. A 13-year-old male was a restrained passenger in a car crash at highway speed. He is
alert and oriented on-scene and walking around. What should you do?: Consider spinal
motion restriction and assess his c- spine
7. A 24-year-old construction worker amputated his thumb. How should youmanage the
amputation?: Wrap in moistened gauze
8. A 41-year-old male was stabbed in the chest immediately below the sternum.
He complains of shortness of breath and has engorged jugular veins. Vital
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