PHTLS - Post Test, 10th Edition 2024 with
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Care of the trauma patient in the field is an evolving science and should be evidence-based. As
lifelong learners, we must be prepared to adapt our practices based on research. This is because
research may lead to, what? - Answer ✔️✔️-changes in our current practices (p.11)
In trauma care, a 'principle' is defined as, what? - Answer ✔️✔️-what needs to be done (p.34)
In addition to oxygen, what is required to maintain the metabolic processes of life and energy
production? - Answer ✔️✔️-glucose
You respond for a patient who has sustained a GSW to the right upper thorax. He is barely
responsive, pale, and diaphoretic. What device is most appropriate for transport? - Answer ✔️✔️-
scoop stretcher
Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should consider what, as part of
their pre-arrival assessment? - Answer ✔️✔️-weather conditions
The most appropriate airway maneuver for trauma patients is what technique? - Answer ✔️✔️-jaw
thrust maneuver
Endo-tracheal in-tubation is a technique that requires, what? - Answer ✔️✔️-substantial training,
to maintain proficiency
What indicates that a trauma patient is having trouble breathing? - Answer ✔️✔️-the patient's
breathing is noticeable
A patient presents with, a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he has absent breath sounds
on one side of his chest and respiratory distress. Which additional sign would indicate that the
, patient has a tension pneumo-thorax? - Answer ✔️✔️-hemo-dynamic compromise (proper blood
flow is being prevented)
In addition to direct pressure, tourniquets, and immobilizing fractures, what is considered most
effective when controlling hemorrhage? - Answer ✔️✔️-hemo-static agents
What is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury? - Answer ✔️✔️-systemic hypoxia
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
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
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Care of the trauma patient in the field is an evolving science and should be evidence-based. As
lifelong learners, we must be prepared to adapt our practices based on research. This is because
research may lead to, what? - Answer ✔️✔️-changes in our current practices (p.11)
In trauma care, a 'principle' is defined as, what? - Answer ✔️✔️-what needs to be done (p.34)
In addition to oxygen, what is required to maintain the metabolic processes of life and energy
production? - Answer ✔️✔️-glucose
You respond for a patient who has sustained a GSW to the right upper thorax. He is barely
responsive, pale, and diaphoretic. What device is most appropriate for transport? - Answer ✔️✔️-
scoop stretcher
Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should consider what, as part of
their pre-arrival assessment? - Answer ✔️✔️-weather conditions
The most appropriate airway maneuver for trauma patients is what technique? - Answer ✔️✔️-jaw
thrust maneuver
Endo-tracheal in-tubation is a technique that requires, what? - Answer ✔️✔️-substantial training,
to maintain proficiency
What indicates that a trauma patient is having trouble breathing? - Answer ✔️✔️-the patient's
breathing is noticeable
A patient presents with, a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he has absent breath sounds
on one side of his chest and respiratory distress. Which additional sign would indicate that the
, patient has a tension pneumo-thorax? - Answer ✔️✔️-hemo-dynamic compromise (proper blood
flow is being prevented)
In addition to direct pressure, tourniquets, and immobilizing fractures, what is considered most
effective when controlling hemorrhage? - Answer ✔️✔️-hemo-static agents
What is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury? - Answer ✔️✔️-systemic hypoxia
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
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
