PHTLS POST TEST EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
, when approaching a trauma patient, what is the first assessment that must be made? -
ANSWERSscene safety
EMS arrives on a scene and finds that emergency medical responders have attempted
to immobilize a pediatric patient onto a long backboard. They note that the patient's
head is in a flexed position. Which of the following actions is the most appropriate? -
ANSWERSplace padding under the patient's torso
the pre-hospital assessment of the trauma patient begins with which of the following? -
ANSWERSinfromation provided by the dispatcher
which of the following is a Golden Principle of trauma care? - ANSWERSensure
adequate airway and ventilation
When energy produced by cells occurs during the state of inadequate oxygenation, it is
referred to as which of the following conditions? - ANSWERSaerobic metabolism
in a blast related multiple patient situation, which of the following patients should be
treated first? - ANSWERSa 33 year old female with altered level of consciousness and
decreased capillary refill
a 30 year old male is thrown from his horse, landing on the top rail of a pipe fence and
now has a loss of sensation from the nipples down. what level of the spine do you
suspect he injured? - ANSWERST4
a 30 year old male is injured in a terror bombing. he experiences traumatic amputation
of his left leg at knee level. an improvised tourniquet was put in place by bystanders. the
victim is conscious and in severe pain. your first action should be to do which of the
following? - ANSWERSconfirm the tourniquet was properly applied
________ is the earliest sign of deterioration in a patient with a flail chest -
ANSWERSrespiratory rate increase
of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury addressable
during the transport phase - ANSWERSsystemic hypoxia
in a patient with a suspected traumatic brain injury, what is the most concerning
physical finding? - ANSWERSaltered level of consciousness
a 23 year old male construction worker fell approximately 30 feet from a roof. the patient
is unresponsive to all stimuli; his R pupil is 7mm and non-reactive and his L pupil is
AND ANSWERS 2025
, when approaching a trauma patient, what is the first assessment that must be made? -
ANSWERSscene safety
EMS arrives on a scene and finds that emergency medical responders have attempted
to immobilize a pediatric patient onto a long backboard. They note that the patient's
head is in a flexed position. Which of the following actions is the most appropriate? -
ANSWERSplace padding under the patient's torso
the pre-hospital assessment of the trauma patient begins with which of the following? -
ANSWERSinfromation provided by the dispatcher
which of the following is a Golden Principle of trauma care? - ANSWERSensure
adequate airway and ventilation
When energy produced by cells occurs during the state of inadequate oxygenation, it is
referred to as which of the following conditions? - ANSWERSaerobic metabolism
in a blast related multiple patient situation, which of the following patients should be
treated first? - ANSWERSa 33 year old female with altered level of consciousness and
decreased capillary refill
a 30 year old male is thrown from his horse, landing on the top rail of a pipe fence and
now has a loss of sensation from the nipples down. what level of the spine do you
suspect he injured? - ANSWERST4
a 30 year old male is injured in a terror bombing. he experiences traumatic amputation
of his left leg at knee level. an improvised tourniquet was put in place by bystanders. the
victim is conscious and in severe pain. your first action should be to do which of the
following? - ANSWERSconfirm the tourniquet was properly applied
________ is the earliest sign of deterioration in a patient with a flail chest -
ANSWERSrespiratory rate increase
of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury addressable
during the transport phase - ANSWERSsystemic hypoxia
in a patient with a suspected traumatic brain injury, what is the most concerning
physical finding? - ANSWERSaltered level of consciousness
a 23 year old male construction worker fell approximately 30 feet from a roof. the patient
is unresponsive to all stimuli; his R pupil is 7mm and non-reactive and his L pupil is
