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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: PHTLS PRE TEST dd dd dd TIME: _____________
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EXAM CODE: PHTLS PREHOSPITAL TRAUMA LIFE SUPP
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ORT EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERS-101
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EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. What is the earliest sign of deterioration in a patient with a flail chest
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[Verified Solution]: Respiratory rate increase.
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Q2. What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in the unresponsive trauma patien
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[Verified Solution]: Tongue dd dddd




Q3. Which of the following is a Gold Principle of trauma care
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[Verified Solution]: Ensure adequate airway and ventilation
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Q4. Hypoperfusion will affect which of the following organs first
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[Verified Solution]: Brain dd dddd




Q5. The most common type of shock resulting from trauma is
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[Verified Solution]: Hemorrhage dd dddd

, Q6. EMS arrives on a scene and finds that emergency medical responders have attempted to i
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mmobilize a pediatric patient onto a long backboard. They note that the patient's head is in a
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flexed position. Which of the following actions is the most appropriate
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[Verified Solution]: Place padding under the patient's torso
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Q7. Hemostatic agents should be used for excessive bleeding when direct pressure alone does
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not work. The proper way to use most hemostatic agents is which of the following
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[Verified Solution]: Placing the agent properly into the wound and holding direct pressure
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Q8. The most appropriate airway maneuver in the initial management of a trauma patient is
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[Verified Solution]: Trauma jaw thrustdd dddd dd dd




Q9. When verifying ET tube placement on a perfusion patient, the "gold standard" of monito
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ring is considered to be
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[Verified Solution]: Waveform Capnography
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Q10. Of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury addressable du
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ring the transport phase
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[Verified Solution]: Systemic hypoxia dd dddd dd




Q11. Which best describes the goal of airway management in a trauma patient
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[Verified Solution]: Provide for adequate exchange of oxygen and CO2
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Q12. The secondary survey should be accomplished
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[Verified Solution]: When time and situation allow
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Q13. EMS is treating a 24-year-
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old soccer player who was kicked in the chest. Prehospital providers note paradoxical moveme
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nt of a portion of the patient's chest wall. The patient's respiratory rate is 16 and oxygen satur
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ation is 94%. What is the most appropriate action
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[Verified Solution]: Provide supplemental oxygen and transport to a trauma center
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