PHTLS TRAUMA PHTLS REVIEW
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EMS responds to an adult barista with partial-thickness burns to the
abdomen and right leg, sustained from a cooking accident. Initial
treatment of this injury would include:
Select one:
a.
Apply antibiotic ointment
b.
Run copious amounts of room temperature water over the burn
c.
Cover burned area with dry sterile dressings
d.
Cover burned area with moist sterile dressings
Cover burned area with a dry sterile dressing
Which best describes the goal of airway management in a trauma
patient?
Select one:
a.
Perform complex airway maneuvers
b.
Perform a surgical cricothyrotomy
c.
Provide for adequate exchange of oxygen and CO2
,d.
Perform RSI
Provide for adequate exchange of oxygen and CO2
When using a selective spinal immobilization protocol, which of the
following findings indicate the need for immobilization?
Select one:
a.
Past history of spinal injury
b.
Being an unrestrained passenger in a motor vehicle crash
c.
Being ambulatory at the scene
d.
An associated femoral shaft fracture with severe pain
An associated femoral shaft fracture with severe pain
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in the
unresponsive trauma patient?
Select one:
a.
Blood
b.
Teeth
c.
Tongue
d.
Vomitus
Tongue
,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?
Select one:
a.
Distended neck veins
b.
Inspiratory wheezing
c.
narrowed pulses pressure
d.
Tracheal deviation towards the side of injury
Distended Neck veins
Which of the following is the best indicator of shock in a trauma
patient?
Select one:
a.
Depressed level of cognition
b.
Heart rate of 80
c.
Respirations of 18
d.
GCS of 15
Depressed level of cognition
When managing a pediatric patient, pre-hospital providers should do
all of the following EXCEPT:
, Select one:
a.
Use appropriately sized equipment
b.
Frequently reassess the patient
c.
Preserve body heat
d.
Use half the adult dose or medication administration
Use half the adult dose or medication administration
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?
Select one:
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 pressure
Placing the agent properly into the wound and holding direct pressure
In a patient with a suspected traumatic brain injury, what is the most
concerning physical finding?
Select one:
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EMS responds to an adult barista with partial-thickness burns to the
abdomen and right leg, sustained from a cooking accident. Initial
treatment of this injury would include:
Select one:
a.
Apply antibiotic ointment
b.
Run copious amounts of room temperature water over the burn
c.
Cover burned area with dry sterile dressings
d.
Cover burned area with moist sterile dressings
Cover burned area with a dry sterile dressing
Which best describes the goal of airway management in a trauma
patient?
Select one:
a.
Perform complex airway maneuvers
b.
Perform a surgical cricothyrotomy
c.
Provide for adequate exchange of oxygen and CO2
,d.
Perform RSI
Provide for adequate exchange of oxygen and CO2
When using a selective spinal immobilization protocol, which of the
following findings indicate the need for immobilization?
Select one:
a.
Past history of spinal injury
b.
Being an unrestrained passenger in a motor vehicle crash
c.
Being ambulatory at the scene
d.
An associated femoral shaft fracture with severe pain
An associated femoral shaft fracture with severe pain
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in the
unresponsive trauma patient?
Select one:
a.
Blood
b.
Teeth
c.
Tongue
d.
Vomitus
Tongue
,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?
Select one:
a.
Distended neck veins
b.
Inspiratory wheezing
c.
narrowed pulses pressure
d.
Tracheal deviation towards the side of injury
Distended Neck veins
Which of the following is the best indicator of shock in a trauma
patient?
Select one:
a.
Depressed level of cognition
b.
Heart rate of 80
c.
Respirations of 18
d.
GCS of 15
Depressed level of cognition
When managing a pediatric patient, pre-hospital providers should do
all of the following EXCEPT:
, Select one:
a.
Use appropriately sized equipment
b.
Frequently reassess the patient
c.
Preserve body heat
d.
Use half the adult dose or medication administration
Use half the adult dose or medication administration
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?
Select one:
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 pressure
Placing the agent properly into the wound and holding direct pressure
In a patient with a suspected traumatic brain injury, what is the most
concerning physical finding?
Select one:
