PHTLS Review 2024 Questions All Solved Questions
Final Exam ( Updated 2025 ) 1 100 Complete
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How many people die from trauma annually? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-Over 5 million
What is the leading cause of trauma deaths? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-MVA
Where do over 90% of trauma deaths occur? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-Low-Middle income countries.
What is the leading cause of death in people aged 1-44? -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Trauma
,What are the goals of PHTLS? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Reduce
morbidity and mortality from trauma, and provide appropriate
care to the patient in the field.
What is the PHTLS philosophy? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Deliver the
patient to the right facility, utilizing the right mode of
transportation, in the right amount of time, as safely as
possible.
What are the components of scene assessment? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-Safety, Pre arrival information, arrival on scene, MOI, and
Patients.
What is paramount for scene assessment? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
Personal and Personnel safety.
What is the global view? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-What you get
before you get out of your vehicle.
What is the goal of the Primary Survey? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-To
immediately identify life threatening situations and manage
them as they are identified.
,What are the components of the primary survey? -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability,
Exposure
When does assessment of the incident begin? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-Before arriving at the patients side.
The findings of the scene assessment and primary survey help
to determine what? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-If the patient is sick, not
yet sick, or not sick
When should the secondary survey be completed? -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Only if time and situation permit.
What are the components of the secondary survey? -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Vital Signs, History, Physical Examination,
Treatment, Level of Care, Transportation, and Communication.
What are the components of a radio report? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-Timely, Scene Description, Number of Patients, Current
Patient Status, Treatment Provided, ETA
, What is a tracheal consideration with pediatric patients in
regards to ETT intubation? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Potential for
right main-stem intubation.
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in the
trauma patient? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-The tongue.
When are basic maneuvers applied in regards to trauma airway
management? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-First
When are advanced airway maneuvers performed for trauma
patients? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-After basic, only if needed.
What is the goal of managing a patients airway? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-Maintain an open and patent airway that allows for
adequate breathing, ventilation, and oxygenation.
What does airway management entail? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
Anticipating difficulties and planning for alternate methods of
airway control.
Final Exam ( Updated 2025 ) 1 100 Complete
Questions & Answers (Solved) 100%
How many people die from trauma annually? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-Over 5 million
What is the leading cause of trauma deaths? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-MVA
Where do over 90% of trauma deaths occur? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-Low-Middle income countries.
What is the leading cause of death in people aged 1-44? -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Trauma
,What are the goals of PHTLS? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Reduce
morbidity and mortality from trauma, and provide appropriate
care to the patient in the field.
What is the PHTLS philosophy? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Deliver the
patient to the right facility, utilizing the right mode of
transportation, in the right amount of time, as safely as
possible.
What are the components of scene assessment? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-Safety, Pre arrival information, arrival on scene, MOI, and
Patients.
What is paramount for scene assessment? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
Personal and Personnel safety.
What is the global view? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-What you get
before you get out of your vehicle.
What is the goal of the Primary Survey? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-To
immediately identify life threatening situations and manage
them as they are identified.
,What are the components of the primary survey? -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability,
Exposure
When does assessment of the incident begin? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-Before arriving at the patients side.
The findings of the scene assessment and primary survey help
to determine what? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-If the patient is sick, not
yet sick, or not sick
When should the secondary survey be completed? -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Only if time and situation permit.
What are the components of the secondary survey? -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Vital Signs, History, Physical Examination,
Treatment, Level of Care, Transportation, and Communication.
What are the components of a radio report? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-Timely, Scene Description, Number of Patients, Current
Patient Status, Treatment Provided, ETA
, What is a tracheal consideration with pediatric patients in
regards to ETT intubation? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Potential for
right main-stem intubation.
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in the
trauma patient? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-The tongue.
When are basic maneuvers applied in regards to trauma airway
management? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-First
When are advanced airway maneuvers performed for trauma
patients? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-After basic, only if needed.
What is the goal of managing a patients airway? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-Maintain an open and patent airway that allows for
adequate breathing, ventilation, and oxygenation.
What does airway management entail? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
Anticipating difficulties and planning for alternate methods of
airway control.
