PHTLS POST TEST 9TH EDITION EXAM QUESTIONS
COMPLETE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+ BRAND NEW!!
The single most important factor in determining the potential for injury due
to energy exchange is:
A. Mass of the bodies involved
B. Velocity of the bodies involved
C. Density of the tissues involved
D. Surface area of the impact involved - --SOLUTION-B. Velocity of the
bodies involved
In the management of shock, isotonic crystalloid solutions, such as
Ringer's, are preferred because:
A. The protein molecules in crystalloid solutions act as volume expanders
B. These fluids draw interstitial fluid into the vascular space to enhance
volume
C. These solutions will stay in the vascular space longer than water
solutions, such as D5W
D. Their pH enhance oxygen delivery to the tissues - --SOLUTION-C.
These solutions will stay in the vascular space longer than water solutions,
such as D5W
The phase of an explosion, or blast, in which hollow organs are squeezed
and may rupture is called the phase.
A. Tertiary phase
B. Quaternary phase
C. Secondary phase
D. Primary phase - --SOLUTION-D. Primary phase
In which of the following situations is the use of a short spinal
immobilization device indicated?
, A. 28 year old male, unrestrained driver in a frontal impact crash. Awake,
asks repeatedly what happened, complains of a headache, has a
hematoma on his forehead. BP 122/84, HR 92, VR 20.
B. 40 year old female who was pushed down a flight of stairs and is lying
prone on the landing between two flights of stairs, complaining of back
pain. BP 118/78, HR 100, VR 20.
C. 17 year old female, restrained driver in a frontal impact crash. Awake,
pale and diaphoretic, complains of upper right quadrant abdominal pain. BP
100/70, HR 108, VR 20. D. None of the above - --SOLUTION-D. None of
the above
Which of the following is 100% accurate in verifying endotracheal tube
placement?
A. Pulse oximetry
B. End-tidal capnometry
C. Syringe aspiration
D. None of the above - --SOLUTION-D. None of the above
When utilizing percutaneous transtracheal ventilation, the correct ration of
lung inflation to lung inflation time, in seconds, is:
A. 1:4
B. 1:5
C. 1:2
D. 2:2 - --SOLUTION-A. 1:4
Which of the following procedures is considered an essential airway skill?
A. Needle cricothyroidotomy
B. Endotracheal intubation
C. Insertion of an oropharyngeal airway
D. Retrograde endotracheal intubation - --SOLUTION-C. Insertion of an
oropharyngeal airway
Pericardial tamponade is most likely to occur in which of the following
situations?
A. Stab wound to the chest
B. Fall from a height
COMPLETE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+ BRAND NEW!!
The single most important factor in determining the potential for injury due
to energy exchange is:
A. Mass of the bodies involved
B. Velocity of the bodies involved
C. Density of the tissues involved
D. Surface area of the impact involved - --SOLUTION-B. Velocity of the
bodies involved
In the management of shock, isotonic crystalloid solutions, such as
Ringer's, are preferred because:
A. The protein molecules in crystalloid solutions act as volume expanders
B. These fluids draw interstitial fluid into the vascular space to enhance
volume
C. These solutions will stay in the vascular space longer than water
solutions, such as D5W
D. Their pH enhance oxygen delivery to the tissues - --SOLUTION-C.
These solutions will stay in the vascular space longer than water solutions,
such as D5W
The phase of an explosion, or blast, in which hollow organs are squeezed
and may rupture is called the phase.
A. Tertiary phase
B. Quaternary phase
C. Secondary phase
D. Primary phase - --SOLUTION-D. Primary phase
In which of the following situations is the use of a short spinal
immobilization device indicated?
, A. 28 year old male, unrestrained driver in a frontal impact crash. Awake,
asks repeatedly what happened, complains of a headache, has a
hematoma on his forehead. BP 122/84, HR 92, VR 20.
B. 40 year old female who was pushed down a flight of stairs and is lying
prone on the landing between two flights of stairs, complaining of back
pain. BP 118/78, HR 100, VR 20.
C. 17 year old female, restrained driver in a frontal impact crash. Awake,
pale and diaphoretic, complains of upper right quadrant abdominal pain. BP
100/70, HR 108, VR 20. D. None of the above - --SOLUTION-D. None of
the above
Which of the following is 100% accurate in verifying endotracheal tube
placement?
A. Pulse oximetry
B. End-tidal capnometry
C. Syringe aspiration
D. None of the above - --SOLUTION-D. None of the above
When utilizing percutaneous transtracheal ventilation, the correct ration of
lung inflation to lung inflation time, in seconds, is:
A. 1:4
B. 1:5
C. 1:2
D. 2:2 - --SOLUTION-A. 1:4
Which of the following procedures is considered an essential airway skill?
A. Needle cricothyroidotomy
B. Endotracheal intubation
C. Insertion of an oropharyngeal airway
D. Retrograde endotracheal intubation - --SOLUTION-C. Insertion of an
oropharyngeal airway
Pericardial tamponade is most likely to occur in which of the following
situations?
A. Stab wound to the chest
B. Fall from a height
