PHTLS Pre & Post Test Questions and Answers |Fall 2025/2026
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Question 1
The target blood pressure for a trauma patient with suspected intraabdominal hemorrhage is which of the following?
A) 60 - 70mm Hg
B) 80 - 90 mm Hg
C) 100 - 110 mm Hg
D) 120 - 130 mm Hg
Correct Answer
B) 80 - 90 mm Hg
Question 2
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
Correct Answer
B. Velocity of the bodies involved
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,Question 3
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
Correct Answer
D. None of the above
Question 4
A trauma patient who has fallen 20 feet from an apartment balcony is alert with warm, dry, pink skin, with normal capillary
refilling time to the lower extremities, and is hypotensive. The upper extremities are cool, pale and diaphoretic. Which of
the following injuries should be suspected?
A. Aortic dissection
B. Liver laceration
C. Fractured pelvis
D. Spinal cord injury
Correct Answer
D. Spinal cord injury
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,Question 5
Which of the following patients is not indicated for spinal immobilization?
A. Intoxicated patient in a MVC
B. Patient who fell 8 feet and lost consciousness
C. Patient complaining of pain on palpation of the neck
D. Patient with a knife wound to the chest and a GCS of 15
Correct Answer
D. Patient with a knife wound to the chest and a GCS of 15
Question 6
Which of the following is the mechanism by which pulmonary contusion interferes with oxygenation?
A. Inability to generate negative intrapleural pressure
B. Decrease in vital capacity due to collapse of the flail segment
C. Increased intrathoracic pressure
D. Blood and fluid in the alveoli and interstitial spaces of the lung
Correct Answer
D. Blood and fluid in the alveoli and interstitial spaces of the lung
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, Question 7
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
Correct Answer
C. Insertion of an oropharyngeal airway
Question 8
Which of the following presentation indicate spinal cord injury?
A. Complete loss of sensory and motor function below the site of injury
B. Weakness and parethesia in the upper extremities, but normal function in the lower extremities
C. Complete loss of function on one side of the body and loss of pain and temperature sensation on the opposite side
D. All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above
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Update | 100% Correct Latest
Question 1
The target blood pressure for a trauma patient with suspected intraabdominal hemorrhage is which of the following?
A) 60 - 70mm Hg
B) 80 - 90 mm Hg
C) 100 - 110 mm Hg
D) 120 - 130 mm Hg
Correct Answer
B) 80 - 90 mm Hg
Question 2
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
Correct Answer
B. Velocity of the bodies involved
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,Question 3
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
Correct Answer
D. None of the above
Question 4
A trauma patient who has fallen 20 feet from an apartment balcony is alert with warm, dry, pink skin, with normal capillary
refilling time to the lower extremities, and is hypotensive. The upper extremities are cool, pale and diaphoretic. Which of
the following injuries should be suspected?
A. Aortic dissection
B. Liver laceration
C. Fractured pelvis
D. Spinal cord injury
Correct Answer
D. Spinal cord injury
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,Question 5
Which of the following patients is not indicated for spinal immobilization?
A. Intoxicated patient in a MVC
B. Patient who fell 8 feet and lost consciousness
C. Patient complaining of pain on palpation of the neck
D. Patient with a knife wound to the chest and a GCS of 15
Correct Answer
D. Patient with a knife wound to the chest and a GCS of 15
Question 6
Which of the following is the mechanism by which pulmonary contusion interferes with oxygenation?
A. Inability to generate negative intrapleural pressure
B. Decrease in vital capacity due to collapse of the flail segment
C. Increased intrathoracic pressure
D. Blood and fluid in the alveoli and interstitial spaces of the lung
Correct Answer
D. Blood and fluid in the alveoli and interstitial spaces of the lung
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, Question 7
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
Correct Answer
C. Insertion of an oropharyngeal airway
Question 8
Which of the following presentation indicate spinal cord injury?
A. Complete loss of sensory and motor function below the site of injury
B. Weakness and parethesia in the upper extremities, but normal function in the lower extremities
C. Complete loss of function on one side of the body and loss of pain and temperature sensation on the opposite side
D. All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above
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