PHTLS POST TEST 9TH EDITION FINAL
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 LATEST QUESTIONS
AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ 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
⩥ the pre-hospital assessment of the trauma patient begins with which of
the following? Answer: infromation provided by the dispatcher
⩥ which of the following is a Golden Principle of trauma care? Answer:
ensure adequate airway and ventilation
⩥ When energy produced by cells occurs during the state of inadequate
oxygenation, it is referred to as which of the following conditions?
Answer: aerobic metabolism
⩥ in a blast related multiple patient situation, which of the following
patients should be treated first? Answer: a 33 year old female with
altered level of consciousness and decreased capillary refill
, ⩥ 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? Answer: T4
⩥ a 30 year old male is injured in a terror bombing. he experiences
traumatic amputation of his left leg at knee level. an improvised
tourniquet was put in place by bystanders. the victim is conscious and in
severe pain. your first action should be to do which of the following?
Answer: confirm the tourniquet was properly applied
⩥ ________ is the earliest sign of deterioration in a patient with a flail
chest Answer: respiratory rate increase
⩥ of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain
injury addressable during the transport phase Answer: systemic hypoxia
⩥ in a patient with a suspected traumatic brain injury, what is the most
concerning physical finding? Answer: altered level of consciousness
⩥ a 23 year old male construction worker fell approximately 30 feet
from a roof. the patient is unresponsive to all stimuli; his R pupil is 7mm
and non-reactive and his L pupil is 3mm. he has irregular respirations at
8 breaths per minute. You do not have waveform capnography, so what
is the most appropriate rate of ventilations Answer: 20 BPM
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 LATEST QUESTIONS
AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ 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
⩥ the pre-hospital assessment of the trauma patient begins with which of
the following? Answer: infromation provided by the dispatcher
⩥ which of the following is a Golden Principle of trauma care? Answer:
ensure adequate airway and ventilation
⩥ When energy produced by cells occurs during the state of inadequate
oxygenation, it is referred to as which of the following conditions?
Answer: aerobic metabolism
⩥ in a blast related multiple patient situation, which of the following
patients should be treated first? Answer: a 33 year old female with
altered level of consciousness and decreased capillary refill
, ⩥ 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? Answer: T4
⩥ a 30 year old male is injured in a terror bombing. he experiences
traumatic amputation of his left leg at knee level. an improvised
tourniquet was put in place by bystanders. the victim is conscious and in
severe pain. your first action should be to do which of the following?
Answer: confirm the tourniquet was properly applied
⩥ ________ is the earliest sign of deterioration in a patient with a flail
chest Answer: respiratory rate increase
⩥ of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain
injury addressable during the transport phase Answer: systemic hypoxia
⩥ in a patient with a suspected traumatic brain injury, what is the most
concerning physical finding? Answer: altered level of consciousness
⩥ a 23 year old male construction worker fell approximately 30 feet
from a roof. the patient is unresponsive to all stimuli; his R pupil is 7mm
and non-reactive and his L pupil is 3mm. he has irregular respirations at
8 breaths per minute. You do not have waveform capnography, so what
is the most appropriate rate of ventilations Answer: 20 BPM
