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PHTLS Post Test Exam Newest Actual Exam
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You're called to treat a patient who was knocked
unconscious when he slipped and fell on a wet floor
striking his head. It is now several hours later and he is
awake but confused, does not recall the incident, and is
vomiting with a headache. What injury is he most likely to
have suffered? - Answer-concussion
What findings would indicate the need for immobilization
when using a selective spinal immobilization protocol? -
Answer-pain or tenderness along the spine
What patient should be treated first in a blast-related
situation involving multiple patients? - Answer-a 30-year-
old female with altered level of consciousness and
decreased capillary refill
Excessive fluid resuscitation of the trauma patient can
result in, what? - Answer-increased blood loss
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When should the secondary survey be accomplished? -
Answer-when the time and situation allow (p.146)
When approaching a trauma patient, what is the first
assessment that must be made? - Answer-scene safety
What is the most common type of shock resulting from
trauma? - Answer-hemorrhagic
What information gathered can best guide the decision to
provide spinal immobilization? - Answer-the (patient's)
history and complaints
A 38 year old male sustained a large wound to his right
thigh while at work. What action is the most important
initial step? - Answer-hemorrhage control
A patient who sustained extensive blunt trauma to his
trunk; has absent lung sounds on the right, marked
respiratory distress, tachy-cardia and hyper-tension. What
is the most appropriate intervention? - Answer-needle
decompression (DART)
PHTLS Post Test Exam Newest Actual Exam
Preparation With Complete 150 Questions And Correct
Answers With Rationales ||Verified Exam!!!| Already
Graded A+||Newest Exam!!!
You're called to treat a patient who was knocked
unconscious when he slipped and fell on a wet floor
striking his head. It is now several hours later and he is
awake but confused, does not recall the incident, and is
vomiting with a headache. What injury is he most likely to
have suffered? - Answer-concussion
What findings would indicate the need for immobilization
when using a selective spinal immobilization protocol? -
Answer-pain or tenderness along the spine
What patient should be treated first in a blast-related
situation involving multiple patients? - Answer-a 30-year-
old female with altered level of consciousness and
decreased capillary refill
Excessive fluid resuscitation of the trauma patient can
result in, what? - Answer-increased blood loss
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When should the secondary survey be accomplished? -
Answer-when the time and situation allow (p.146)
When approaching a trauma patient, what is the first
assessment that must be made? - Answer-scene safety
What is the most common type of shock resulting from
trauma? - Answer-hemorrhagic
What information gathered can best guide the decision to
provide spinal immobilization? - Answer-the (patient's)
history and complaints
A 38 year old male sustained a large wound to his right
thigh while at work. What action is the most important
initial step? - Answer-hemorrhage control
A patient who sustained extensive blunt trauma to his
trunk; has absent lung sounds on the right, marked
respiratory distress, tachy-cardia and hyper-tension. What
is the most appropriate intervention? - Answer-needle
decompression (DART)
