PREHOSPITAL TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT PHTLS
FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ • Insure safety to provide the proper interventions to the victims.
• Assessment of scene: All information that I need to decide whether
I can go in or not should be considered.
• What are the resources that I need?
• Are there any weapons, guns, knives, or any tools that could put me
at risk?
• Are there any injuries? Who is injured? What is the extent and
location of the injury, and is there severe bleeding?
• How many patients are present? Are there any elderly or not?
•Do I need someone else with me, for example, police or fire
fighters? Answer: You are dispatched to the scene of a domestic
violence. It is 02:45 hours on a hot summer night. As you arrive on
, the scene of a single-family dwelling, you can hear a man and woman
arguing very loudly and the sounds of children crying in the
background.
• Police have also been dispatched to this call but have not yet
arrived at the location.
What are your concerns about the scene?
What considerations are important before you contact the patient?
◉ 1- Safety
2- Pre-arrival information
3- Mechanism of injury
4- Arrival on scene
5- Patient
6- Available resources Answer: What are the components of scene
assessment?
FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ • Insure safety to provide the proper interventions to the victims.
• Assessment of scene: All information that I need to decide whether
I can go in or not should be considered.
• What are the resources that I need?
• Are there any weapons, guns, knives, or any tools that could put me
at risk?
• Are there any injuries? Who is injured? What is the extent and
location of the injury, and is there severe bleeding?
• How many patients are present? Are there any elderly or not?
•Do I need someone else with me, for example, police or fire
fighters? Answer: You are dispatched to the scene of a domestic
violence. It is 02:45 hours on a hot summer night. As you arrive on
, the scene of a single-family dwelling, you can hear a man and woman
arguing very loudly and the sounds of children crying in the
background.
• Police have also been dispatched to this call but have not yet
arrived at the location.
What are your concerns about the scene?
What considerations are important before you contact the patient?
◉ 1- Safety
2- Pre-arrival information
3- Mechanism of injury
4- Arrival on scene
5- Patient
6- Available resources Answer: What are the components of scene
assessment?
