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PHTLS POST TEST EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
In addition to maintaining body heat and frequent re-
assessments, managing the variety of ages and stages of a
pediatric patient also includes this important aspect. - answer-
appropriately sized equipment
__________ is the earliest sign of deterioration in a patient with a
flail chest - answer-respirator rate increase
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in the
unresponsive trauma patient? - answer-tongue
Which of the following is a golden principle of trauma care? -
answer-ensure adequate airway and ventilation
Hypoperfusion will affect which of the following organs first? -
answer-brain
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The most common type of shock resulting from trauma is? -
answer-hemorrhagic
Ems arrives on a scene and finds that emergency medical
responders have attempted to immobilize a pediatric patient onto
a long backboard. They note that the patient's head is in a
Flexed position. Which of the following actions is the most
appropriate? - answer-place padding under the patient's torso
Hemostatic agents should be used for excessive bleeding when
direct pressure alone does not
Work. The proper way to use most hemostatic agents is which of
the following? - answer-placing the agent properly into the wound
and holding direct pressure
You respond to a local bar for an unconscious person. On arrival,
you are met by a police officer who reports that one of their
"regular alcoholics" was found in the alley behind the bar. On
exam, you note the smell of an alcoholic beverage as well as the
following: patient flexes
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His arms to painful stimuli, has bilateral fixed and dilated pupils,
irregular respirations at 12 breaths per minute and a bp of
210/100. What condition do you suspect? - answer-subdural
hematoma
The most appropriate airway maneuver in the initial management
of a trauma patient is which of
The following? - answer-trauma jaw thrust
When verifying et tube placement on a perfusing patient, the "gold
standard" of monitoring is
Considered to be? - answer-waveform capnography
Of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain
injury addressable during the
Transport phase? - answer-systemic hypoxia
Which best describes the goal of airway management in a trauma
patient? - answer-provide for adequate exchange of oxygen and
co2
PHTLS POST TEST EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
In addition to maintaining body heat and frequent re-
assessments, managing the variety of ages and stages of a
pediatric patient also includes this important aspect. - answer-
appropriately sized equipment
__________ is the earliest sign of deterioration in a patient with a
flail chest - answer-respirator rate increase
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in the
unresponsive trauma patient? - answer-tongue
Which of the following is a golden principle of trauma care? -
answer-ensure adequate airway and ventilation
Hypoperfusion will affect which of the following organs first? -
answer-brain
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The most common type of shock resulting from trauma is? -
answer-hemorrhagic
Ems arrives on a scene and finds that emergency medical
responders have attempted to immobilize a pediatric patient onto
a long backboard. They note that the patient's head is in a
Flexed position. Which of the following actions is the most
appropriate? - answer-place padding under the patient's torso
Hemostatic agents should be used for excessive bleeding when
direct pressure alone does not
Work. The proper way to use most hemostatic agents is which of
the following? - answer-placing the agent properly into the wound
and holding direct pressure
You respond to a local bar for an unconscious person. On arrival,
you are met by a police officer who reports that one of their
"regular alcoholics" was found in the alley behind the bar. On
exam, you note the smell of an alcoholic beverage as well as the
following: patient flexes
, 3|Page
His arms to painful stimuli, has bilateral fixed and dilated pupils,
irregular respirations at 12 breaths per minute and a bp of
210/100. What condition do you suspect? - answer-subdural
hematoma
The most appropriate airway maneuver in the initial management
of a trauma patient is which of
The following? - answer-trauma jaw thrust
When verifying et tube placement on a perfusing patient, the "gold
standard" of monitoring is
Considered to be? - answer-waveform capnography
Of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain
injury addressable during the
Transport phase? - answer-systemic hypoxia
Which best describes the goal of airway management in a trauma
patient? - answer-provide for adequate exchange of oxygen and
co2
