PHTLS PRE AND POST TEST VIEW AHEAD
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ In addition to direct pressure, tourniquets, and immobilizing
fractures, what is considered most effective when controlling
hemorrhage? Answer: hemo-static agents
◉ What is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury? Answer:
systemic hypoxia
◉ You're 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 and he is awake but confused, does not recall the
incident, and is vomiting with a headache. What injury is he most
likely to have suffered? Answer: concussion
◉ What findings would indicate the need for immobilization when
using a selective spinal immobilization protocol? Answer: pain or
tenderness along the spine
◉ What patient should be treated first in a blast-related situation
involving multiple patients? Answer: a 30-year-old female with
altered level of consciousness and decreased capillary refill
, ◉ Excessive fluid resuscitation of the trauma patient can result in,
what? Answer: increased blood loss
◉ When should the secondary survey be accomplished? Answer:
when the time and situation allow (p.146)
◉ When approaching a trauma patient, what is the first assessment
that must be made? Answer: scene safety
◉ What is the most common type of shock resulting from trauma?
Answer: hemorrhagic
◉ What information gathered can best guide the decision to provide
spinal immobilization? Answer: the (patient's) history and
complaints
◉ A 38 year old male sustained a large wound to his right thigh
while at work. What action is the most important initial step?
Answer: hemorrhage control
◉ A patient who sustained extensive blunt trauma to his trunk; has
absent lung sounds on the right, marked respiratory distress, tachy-
cardia and hyper-tension. What is the most appropriate
intervention? Answer: needle decompression (DART)
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ In addition to direct pressure, tourniquets, and immobilizing
fractures, what is considered most effective when controlling
hemorrhage? Answer: hemo-static agents
◉ What is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury? Answer:
systemic hypoxia
◉ You're 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 and he is awake but confused, does not recall the
incident, and is vomiting with a headache. What injury is he most
likely to have suffered? Answer: concussion
◉ What findings would indicate the need for immobilization when
using a selective spinal immobilization protocol? Answer: pain or
tenderness along the spine
◉ What patient should be treated first in a blast-related situation
involving multiple patients? Answer: a 30-year-old female with
altered level of consciousness and decreased capillary refill
, ◉ Excessive fluid resuscitation of the trauma patient can result in,
what? Answer: increased blood loss
◉ When should the secondary survey be accomplished? Answer:
when the time and situation allow (p.146)
◉ When approaching a trauma patient, what is the first assessment
that must be made? Answer: scene safety
◉ What is the most common type of shock resulting from trauma?
Answer: hemorrhagic
◉ What information gathered can best guide the decision to provide
spinal immobilization? Answer: the (patient's) history and
complaints
◉ A 38 year old male sustained a large wound to his right thigh
while at work. What action is the most important initial step?
Answer: hemorrhage control
◉ A patient who sustained extensive blunt trauma to his trunk; has
absent lung sounds on the right, marked respiratory distress, tachy-
cardia and hyper-tension. What is the most appropriate
intervention? Answer: needle decompression (DART)
