PHTLS 10th Edition Post-Test () Updated Questions and
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1. A 78-year-old female was involved in a minor car crash. She is shivering
and exhibits repetitive questioning. She is a type II diabetic and takes an
anticoagulant. What should your initial treatment be?: Move patient to a warm
environment
2. A 29-year-old male falls 17 feet (5m) to the ground from a tree. He
complainsof pain with movement and pain on the right side of his chest
when he breathes. You note accessory muscle use, focal tenderness, bony
crepitus, and absent breath sounds on his right side.What should you suspect?:
Simplepneumothorax
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3. A 55-year-old male has burns to both lower extremities from a car crash.
He is awake and in severe pain. Assessment reveals dry, white, leathery,
appearance in both lower extremities. What is the burn classification?: Full
thickness
4. Which of the following physiological changes associated with aging may
contribute to an increased incidence of falls among the elderly?: Declining
visual acuity
5. Which type of shock included neurogenic and anaphylactic shock?: Distrib-
utive
6. 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
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you do?: Consider spinal motion restriction and assess his c-spine
7. A 24-year-old construction worker amputated his thumb. How should you
manage the amputation?: Wrap in moistened gauze
8. 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?: Cardiac tamponade
9. A 50-year-old male fell from a 6th story balcony. Intubation attempts have
been unsuccessful.What should you do first?: Insert a supraglottic airway device
10. A 44-year-old male was ejected from a truck traveling 36mph (60kph). He
is lying supine on the ground and has snoring respirations. What should you
do first?: Manually stabilize the cervical spine
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