PHTLS- Pretest Exam Questions and
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A 41 year old male was stabbed in the chest immediately below the sternum. He
complains of shortness of breath and has engorged jugular veins. Vital signs are BP
108/84, P 130, R 26. What should you suspect? -CORRECTANSWER Cardiac
Tamponade
A 13 year old male was riding on an all-terrain vehicle when he drove into a wire fence.
He is sitting on the ground with a towel over his lower face. He has an open jaw
fracture. What is your primary concern? -CORRECTANSWER Obstruction of the airway
A 24 year old construction worker amputated his thumb. How should you manage the
amputation? -CORRECTANSWER Wrap in moistened gauze
A 78 year old female fell 12 hours ago. Now she complains of 10/10 hip and groin pain
during movement. Vital signs are BP 98/50, P 132, R 26. What should you administer? -
CORRECTANSWER Ketamine
A 26 year old female was the unrestrained driver of a head on collision. Her Glasgow
Coma Scale score is 4 (E1, V1, M2). Vital signs are BP 156/78, P 66, R 12 and
, irregular, and her pupils are unequal. What should you do? -CORRECTANSWER Assist
ventilations at a rate of 20 breaths per minute
A 13 year old male was a restrained passenger in a car crash at highway speed. He is
alert and oriented on-scene and walking around. What should you do? -
CORRECTANSWER Consider spinal motion restriction and assess his c-spine
Which type of shock includes neurogenic and anaphylactic shock? -
CORRECTANSWER Distributive
A 46 year old male is trapped in his vehicle after a high speed front-end collision. He is
slow to respond to questions. You note blood pooling on his seat. Vital signs are P 130,
R 8. How should you remove this patient from the vehicle? -CORRECTANSWER
Rapidly extricate the patient
A 44 year old male was ejected from a truck traveling 36 mph (60 kph). He is lying
supine on the ground and has snoring respirations. What should you do first? -
CORRECTANSWER Manually stabilize the cervical spine
A 50 year old male fell from a 6th story balcony. Intubation attempts have been
unsuccessful. His Glasgow Coma Scale score is 6 (E1, V1, M4). You note agonal
respirations. What should you do first? -CORRECTANSWER Insert a supraglottic
airway device
Answers 100% PASS|| GRADED A+||
LATEST UPDATE 2026
A 41 year old male was stabbed in the chest immediately below the sternum. He
complains of shortness of breath and has engorged jugular veins. Vital signs are BP
108/84, P 130, R 26. What should you suspect? -CORRECTANSWER Cardiac
Tamponade
A 13 year old male was riding on an all-terrain vehicle when he drove into a wire fence.
He is sitting on the ground with a towel over his lower face. He has an open jaw
fracture. What is your primary concern? -CORRECTANSWER Obstruction of the airway
A 24 year old construction worker amputated his thumb. How should you manage the
amputation? -CORRECTANSWER Wrap in moistened gauze
A 78 year old female fell 12 hours ago. Now she complains of 10/10 hip and groin pain
during movement. Vital signs are BP 98/50, P 132, R 26. What should you administer? -
CORRECTANSWER Ketamine
A 26 year old female was the unrestrained driver of a head on collision. Her Glasgow
Coma Scale score is 4 (E1, V1, M2). Vital signs are BP 156/78, P 66, R 12 and
, irregular, and her pupils are unequal. What should you do? -CORRECTANSWER Assist
ventilations at a rate of 20 breaths per minute
A 13 year old male was a restrained passenger in a car crash at highway speed. He is
alert and oriented on-scene and walking around. What should you do? -
CORRECTANSWER Consider spinal motion restriction and assess his c-spine
Which type of shock includes neurogenic and anaphylactic shock? -
CORRECTANSWER Distributive
A 46 year old male is trapped in his vehicle after a high speed front-end collision. He is
slow to respond to questions. You note blood pooling on his seat. Vital signs are P 130,
R 8. How should you remove this patient from the vehicle? -CORRECTANSWER
Rapidly extricate the patient
A 44 year old male was ejected from a truck traveling 36 mph (60 kph). He is lying
supine on the ground and has snoring respirations. What should you do first? -
CORRECTANSWER Manually stabilize the cervical spine
A 50 year old male fell from a 6th story balcony. Intubation attempts have been
unsuccessful. His Glasgow Coma Scale score is 6 (E1, V1, M4). You note agonal
respirations. What should you do first? -CORRECTANSWER Insert a supraglottic
airway device
