PHTLS POST TEST 9TH EDITION
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH
SOLUTIONS
◉ The time in which surgical intervention can make a difference in
patient outcome is the __________?
Answer: Golden period (hour)
◉ In the absence of extenuating circumstances, the maximum
amount of time it should take to identify and manage immediate
threats to life, prepare the patient for transport and begin transport
is _________?
Answer: 10 minutes
◉ In which of the following situations is the use of a short spinal
immobilization device indicated?
Answer: None of the above
◉ Your patient is a 32 year old man, restrained driver of a vehicle
that has been involved in a frontal impact with a concrete bridge
abutment. The patient is awake, but has difficulty answering
questions due to shortness of breath. His ventilatory rate is 30 per
minute. Of the following choices, when is the first time the patient's
breath sounds should be checked?
, Answer: Prior to being removed from the vehicle
◉ Which of the following represents adequate spontaneous
ventilation in an adult?
Answer: Tidal volume 600 mL, ventilatory rate 12/minute
◉ Which of the following is 100% accurate in verifying endotracheal
tube placement?
Answer: None of the above
◉ When utilizing percutaneous transtracheal ventilation, the correct
ration of lung inflation to lung inflation time, in seconds, is:
Answer: 1:4
◉ Which of the following is a possible complication of using a
manually triggered oxygen powered device for ventilation?
Answer: All of the above
◉ Which of the following procedures is considered an essential
airway
Answer: Insertion of an oropharyngeal airway
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH
SOLUTIONS
◉ The time in which surgical intervention can make a difference in
patient outcome is the __________?
Answer: Golden period (hour)
◉ In the absence of extenuating circumstances, the maximum
amount of time it should take to identify and manage immediate
threats to life, prepare the patient for transport and begin transport
is _________?
Answer: 10 minutes
◉ In which of the following situations is the use of a short spinal
immobilization device indicated?
Answer: None of the above
◉ Your patient is a 32 year old man, restrained driver of a vehicle
that has been involved in a frontal impact with a concrete bridge
abutment. The patient is awake, but has difficulty answering
questions due to shortness of breath. His ventilatory rate is 30 per
minute. Of the following choices, when is the first time the patient's
breath sounds should be checked?
, Answer: Prior to being removed from the vehicle
◉ Which of the following represents adequate spontaneous
ventilation in an adult?
Answer: Tidal volume 600 mL, ventilatory rate 12/minute
◉ Which of the following is 100% accurate in verifying endotracheal
tube placement?
Answer: None of the above
◉ When utilizing percutaneous transtracheal ventilation, the correct
ration of lung inflation to lung inflation time, in seconds, is:
Answer: 1:4
◉ Which of the following is a possible complication of using a
manually triggered oxygen powered device for ventilation?
Answer: All of the above
◉ Which of the following procedures is considered an essential
airway
Answer: Insertion of an oropharyngeal airway
