TPATC EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+| 2024/2025 UPDATE

1. Which of the following typically is a result of sleep debt? (Transport Physiology) - ANSWER Observable decrease in cognitive performance 2. Acute fatigue is commonly manifested by which of the following characteristics? (Transport Physiology) - ANSWER Loss of accuracy and control 3. Principles of field triage to direct transport to a trauma center includes which of the following? (general principles of trauma transport) - ANSWER Patients w/ 2 or more proximal long bone fractures 4. Which of the following patient characteristics is associated w/ difficult bag mask ventilation? (Airway and mechanical ventilation) - ANSWER facial hair 5. In the 3-3-2 assessment, the space available for tongue displacement is the distance: (airway and mechanical ventilation) - ANSWER from the chin to the hyoid bone 6. An endotracheal tube introducer or bougie placed into the trachea will: (airway and mechanical ventilation) - ANSWER "hang up" when the tip reaches the right mainstem bronchus. 7. When using neuromuscular blocking agents to intubate a patient in shock, the subsequent minute ventilation should be: (airway and mechanical ventilation) - ANSWER higher than normal 8. Which of the following represents optimal airway management positioning? (airway and mechanical ventilation) - ANSWER face parallel with the ceiling 9. Which of the following patterns best characterizes multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS)? (shock) - ANSWER Hepatic and renal dysfunction 10. Which of the following is considered a principal goal of shock management? (shock) - ANSWER Restoring cellular perfusion 11. Which of the following conditions is considered the most critical potential complication of massive blood transfusion (MTP)? (shock) - ANSWER Coagulopathy 12. Which of the following physiologic changes is associated with aging and may alter the clinical presentation of an elderly patient in shock? (shock) - ANSWER Decreased response to beta-adrenergic stimulation 13. A patient who has severe, right sided chest pain and increasing dyspnea after ejection from a motor vehicle is pale, diaphoretic, tachycardic, and hypotensive. Initial intervention should include: (shock) - ANSWER Needle decompression on the right side 14. A patient with a chemical burn to the eye has a conjunctival pH of 10.5. The next appropriate step is to: (burns) - ANSWER Continue irrigation with normal saline solution 15. After a house fire, a patient awaits transport to a burn center with a carboxyhemoglobin level of 36. After administration of 100% O2 for 45 minutes, what should the patient's carboxyhemoglobin level be? (burns) - ANSWER 18% 16. Which of the following is the best way to remove heme pigments out of the urine of a patient who sustained an electrical burn? (burns) - ANSWER Ensure lactated ringer's (LR) solution is used for resuscitation fluid 17. Immediate care of a partial-thickness thermal burn >30% of the TBSA consists of: (burns) - ANSWER Stopping the burning process 18. Initial management of a pregnant trauma patient should include: (trauma in pregnancy) - ANSWER Placing the mother in a lateral recumbent position to prevent supine hypotensive syndrome 19. Which of the following is the most common cause of fetal death following a traumatic injury to the mother? (trauma in pregnancy) - ANSWER Maternal shock 20. Which of the following interventions will reduce the incidence of aspiration of stomach contents in a pregnant trauma patient? (trauma in pregnancy) - ANSWER Elevating the patient's head