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PHTLS PRETEST WITH WELL
SORTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS /GRADED A+/BEST FOR
THAT GOOD GRADE
When the application of kinetic energy to the body from either a
blunt or penetrating mechanism displaces tissue, this is known
as - ANSWER-CAVITATION
Which of the following is an example of the tertiary phase blast
injury? - ANSWER-CRUSHING INJURY DUE TO
STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE.
The most common threat to life among trauma patients is? -
ANSWER-INTERNAL HEMORRHAGE
Your patient is an injured construction worker bleeding
profusely from a large laceration to the left thigh. He is
confused and has pale, moist skin. Direct pressure applied to
the wound by a first responder has failed to control the
bleeding. The next step in controlling bleeding is to apply: -
ANSWER-A TOURNIQUET TO THE LACERATION.
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Hypotension due to spinal cord trauma occurs due to
interruption of the _______________nervous system pathway.
- ANSWER-SYMPATHETIC
The most common fractured ribs are ribs: - ANSWER-4
THROUGH 8.
A hemothorax is differentiated from a tension pneumothorax by:
- ANSWER-DULL PERCUSSION ON THE AFFECTED SIDE.
Which of the following mechanisms is most likely to result in
cardiac tamponade? - ANSWER-A PATIENT IS STRUCK IN
THE LEFT ANTERIOR CHEST BY A NAIL EJECTED FROM A
NAIL GUN.
Management of flail chest includes: - ANSWER-PAIN
MANAGEMENT
VENTILATORY SUPPORT
100%O2
PHTLS PRETEST WITH WELL
SORTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS /GRADED A+/BEST FOR
THAT GOOD GRADE
When the application of kinetic energy to the body from either a
blunt or penetrating mechanism displaces tissue, this is known
as - ANSWER-CAVITATION
Which of the following is an example of the tertiary phase blast
injury? - ANSWER-CRUSHING INJURY DUE TO
STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE.
The most common threat to life among trauma patients is? -
ANSWER-INTERNAL HEMORRHAGE
Your patient is an injured construction worker bleeding
profusely from a large laceration to the left thigh. He is
confused and has pale, moist skin. Direct pressure applied to
the wound by a first responder has failed to control the
bleeding. The next step in controlling bleeding is to apply: -
ANSWER-A TOURNIQUET TO THE LACERATION.
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Hypotension due to spinal cord trauma occurs due to
interruption of the _______________nervous system pathway.
- ANSWER-SYMPATHETIC
The most common fractured ribs are ribs: - ANSWER-4
THROUGH 8.
A hemothorax is differentiated from a tension pneumothorax by:
- ANSWER-DULL PERCUSSION ON THE AFFECTED SIDE.
Which of the following mechanisms is most likely to result in
cardiac tamponade? - ANSWER-A PATIENT IS STRUCK IN
THE LEFT ANTERIOR CHEST BY A NAIL EJECTED FROM A
NAIL GUN.
Management of flail chest includes: - ANSWER-PAIN
MANAGEMENT
VENTILATORY SUPPORT
100%O2
