PHTLS 9TH Edition Self-Test 2023 Complete Solution

PHTLS 9TH Edition Self-Test 2023 Complete Solution. You respond to a patient who has sustained a stab wound to the left upper thorax. She is barely responsive, pale and diaphoretic. Which of the following is the most appropriate for transport? a. Stair chair b. Long board with full spine immobilization c. Scoop stretcher d. Short immobilization device: You respond to a patient who has sustained a stab wound to the left upper thorax. She is barely responsive, pale and diaphoretic. Which of the following is the most appropriate for transport? a. Stair chair b. Long board with full spine immobilization *c. Scoop stretcher* d. Short immobilization device 7. Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should consider which of the following as part of their pre-arrival assessment? a. Calling for more units to respond b. Weather conditions c. The need for immediate transport d. Post-exposure prophylaxis: Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should consider which of the following as part of their pre-arrival assessment? a. Calling for more units to respond *b. Weather conditions* c. The need for immediate transport d. Post-exposure prophylaxis 8. The most appropriate airway maneuver in the initial management of a trauma patient is which of the following? a. Head tilt, chin lift b. Supraglottic airway c. Trauma jaw thrust d. Oropharyngeal airway: The most appropriate airway maneuver in the initial 3 / 17 management of a trauma patient is which of the following? a. Head tilt, chin lift b. Supraglottic airway *c. Trauma jaw thrust* d. Oropharyngeal airway 9. When verifying ET tube placement on a perfusing patient, the "gold standard" of monitoring is considered to be? a. Colorimetric carbon dioxide detector b. Pulse oximetry c. Listening to lung sounds d. EtCO2: When verifying ET tube placement on a perfusing patient, the "gold standard" of monitoring is considered to be? a. Colorimetric carbon dioxide detector b. Pulse oximetry c. Listening to lung sounds *d. EtCO2* 10. A patient presents with a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he has absent breath sounds on one side of his chest and respiratory distress. Which additional sign would indicate that the patient has a tension pneumothorax? a. Distended neck veins b. Muffled heart sounds c. Narrowed pulse pressure d. Tracheal deviation towards the side of injury: A patient presents with a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he has absent breath sounds on one side of his chest and respiratory distress. Which additional sign would indicate that the patient has a tension pneumothorax? *a. Distended neck veins* b. Muffled heart sounds c. Narrowed pulse pressure d. Tracheal deviation away from the side of injury 11. Hemostatic agents should be used for excessive bleeding when direct pressure alone does not work. The proper way to use most hemostatic agents is which of the following? a. Placing the agent around the edges of the wound b. Placing the agent properly into the wound and holding direct pressure c. Only using it after a tourniquet has been applied for 10 minutes d. Hemostatic agents should never be used unless you have a fall in blood 4 / 17 pressure: Hemostatic agents should be used for excessive bleeding when direct pressure alone does not work. The proper way to use most hemostatic agents is which of the following? a. Placing the agent around the edges of the wound *b. Placing the agent properly into the wound and holding direct pressure* c. Only using it after a tourniquet has been applied for 10 minutes d. Hemostatic agents should never be used unless you have a fall in blood pressure12. Of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury? a. Cerebral edema b. Systemic hypoxia c. Intracranial hematomas d. Herniation syndromes: Of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury? a. Cerebral edema *b. Systemic hypoxia* c. Intracranial hematomas d. Herniation syndromes 13. You are called to treat a patient who was knocked unconscious when he slipped and fell on a wet floor, striking his head. It is now several hours later. He is awake but confused, does not recall the incident and is vomiting with a headache. Which of the following injuries is most likely? a. Brain herniation b. Intracranial hemorrhage c. Diffuse axonal injury