PHTLS Test Questions & Answers
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Prehospital providers respond to a 17-year-old male who fell through a sliding glass
door and sustained a large laceration to his arm that is bleeding heavily. He is restless
and diaphoretic, with a weak, thready pulse. What is the most appropriate first action?
Select one:
a.
Apply a tourniquet
b.
Pack the wound with a hemostatic dressing
c.
Initiate intravenous access
d.
Apply direct pressure - CORRECT ANSWER-Apply Direct Pressure
When caring for a trauma patient, a principle is what is necessary for patient
improvement or survival. A preference is how the principle is achieved and depends
upon four factors. The factors used to establish the preference in treating the patient
include all except:
Select one:
a.
Condition of the patient
b.
Equipment available
c.
Situation that exists
d.
Research information - CORRECT ANSWER-The correct answer is: Research
information
When verifying ET tube placement on a perfusing patient, the "gold standard" of
monitoring is considered to be?
Select one:
,a.
Colorimetric carbon dioxide detector
b.
Pulse oximetry
c.
Listening to lung sounds
d.
Waveform capnography - CORRECT ANSWER-Waveform Capnography
The most common type of shock resulting from trauma is?
Select one:
a.
Neurogenic
b.
Septic
c.
Spinal
d.
Hemorrhagic - CORRECT ANSWER-Hemorrhagic
While caring for a patient who was involved in an altercation, the patient vomits, causing
his airway to become totally obstructed with vomitus and blood. What is the most
important action?
Select one:
a.
Performing an RSI
b.
Performing a head-tilt chin lift
c.
Intubating
d.
Suctioning the airway - CORRECT ANSWER-Suctioning the Airway
, A 30-year-old male is thrown from his horse, landing on the top rail of a pipe fence and
now has a loss of sensation from the nipples down. What level of the spine do you
suspect he injured?
Select one:
a.
C3
b.
T4
c.
T10
d.
T12 - CORRECT ANSWER-The correct answer is: T4
Of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury addressable
during the transport phase?
Select one:
a.
Intraparenchymal hemorrhage
b.
Systemic hypoxia
c.
Intracranial hematomas
d.
Herniation syndromes - CORRECT ANSWER-Systemic Hypoxia
You have a patient who is 35 weeks pregnant who was assaulted by her boyfriend.
Patient is having severe abdominal pain described as "tearing" and on exam you note
her abdomen is asymmetrical and believe you can feel the fetus through the abdominal
wall. What condition do you suspect?
Select one:
a.
Placenta previa
b.
Abruptio placenta
c.
Solved 100% Correct!!
Prehospital providers respond to a 17-year-old male who fell through a sliding glass
door and sustained a large laceration to his arm that is bleeding heavily. He is restless
and diaphoretic, with a weak, thready pulse. What is the most appropriate first action?
Select one:
a.
Apply a tourniquet
b.
Pack the wound with a hemostatic dressing
c.
Initiate intravenous access
d.
Apply direct pressure - CORRECT ANSWER-Apply Direct Pressure
When caring for a trauma patient, a principle is what is necessary for patient
improvement or survival. A preference is how the principle is achieved and depends
upon four factors. The factors used to establish the preference in treating the patient
include all except:
Select one:
a.
Condition of the patient
b.
Equipment available
c.
Situation that exists
d.
Research information - CORRECT ANSWER-The correct answer is: Research
information
When verifying ET tube placement on a perfusing patient, the "gold standard" of
monitoring is considered to be?
Select one:
,a.
Colorimetric carbon dioxide detector
b.
Pulse oximetry
c.
Listening to lung sounds
d.
Waveform capnography - CORRECT ANSWER-Waveform Capnography
The most common type of shock resulting from trauma is?
Select one:
a.
Neurogenic
b.
Septic
c.
Spinal
d.
Hemorrhagic - CORRECT ANSWER-Hemorrhagic
While caring for a patient who was involved in an altercation, the patient vomits, causing
his airway to become totally obstructed with vomitus and blood. What is the most
important action?
Select one:
a.
Performing an RSI
b.
Performing a head-tilt chin lift
c.
Intubating
d.
Suctioning the airway - CORRECT ANSWER-Suctioning the Airway
, A 30-year-old male is thrown from his horse, landing on the top rail of a pipe fence and
now has a loss of sensation from the nipples down. What level of the spine do you
suspect he injured?
Select one:
a.
C3
b.
T4
c.
T10
d.
T12 - CORRECT ANSWER-The correct answer is: T4
Of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury addressable
during the transport phase?
Select one:
a.
Intraparenchymal hemorrhage
b.
Systemic hypoxia
c.
Intracranial hematomas
d.
Herniation syndromes - CORRECT ANSWER-Systemic Hypoxia
You have a patient who is 35 weeks pregnant who was assaulted by her boyfriend.
Patient is having severe abdominal pain described as "tearing" and on exam you note
her abdomen is asymmetrical and believe you can feel the fetus through the abdominal
wall. What condition do you suspect?
Select one:
a.
Placenta previa
b.
Abruptio placenta
c.
