PHTLS 8th test Questions and Answers
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Care of the trauma patient in the field is an involving science and should be evidence-based. As
lifelong learners, we must be prepared to adapt our practices based on rese
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PHTLS 8th test Questions and Answers
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Care of the trauma patient in the field is an involving science and should be evidence-based. As
lifelong learners, we must be prepared to adapt our practices based on research. This is because
research may lead to which of the following? ✔✔Change in our current practices
In trauma care, a Principle is defined as which of the following? ✔✔What needs to be done
In addition to oxygen what is required to maintain the metabolic processes of life and energy
production? ✔✔Glucose
You respond for a patient who is sustained a GSW to the right upper thorax he is barely responsive,
pale, and diaphoretic which of the following is most appropriate for transport? ✔✔Scoop stretcher
Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should consider which of the
following as part of their pre-arrival assessment? ✔✔Weather conditions
The most appropriate for airway maneuver for trauma patients as which of the following?
✔✔Trauma jaw thrust
Endotracheal intubation is a technique that requires which of the following? ✔✔Substantial
training to maintain proficiency
Which of the following indicates that a trauma patient is having trouble breathing? ✔✔The patient
breathing is noticeable
The patient presents with a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he has absent breath sounds
on the one side of his chest and respiratory distress which additional sign would indicate that the
patient has a tension pneumothorax? ✔✔Hemodynamic compromise
In addition to direct pressure, tourniquets and immobilizing fractures, which of the following is
most effective by controlling hemorrhage ✔✔Hemostatic agents
Which of the following is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury? ✔✔Systemic hypoxia
You're call 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? ✔✔Concussion
Which of the following findings indicate the need for immobilization when using a selective spinal
immobilization protocol? ✔✔Pain or tenderness along the spine
Which of the following patients should be treated first in a blast-related multiple patients situation?
✔✔A 30-year-old female with altered level of consciousness and decreased capillary refill
Excessive fluid resuscitation of the trauma patient can result in which of the following?
✔✔Increased blood loss
When should the secondary survey be accomplished? ✔✔When the time and situation allow
When approaching a trauma patient what is the first thing must be made? ✔✔Scene safety
What is the most common type of shock resulting from trauma? ✔✔Hemorrhagic
Which of the following best guides the decision to provide spinal immobilization? ✔✔History and
complaint
A 38 male sustained a large wound to his right thigh while at work what are the following actions
is the most important initial step? ✔✔Hemorrhage control
A patient who sustained extensive blunt trauma to his trunk has absent lung sounds on the right,
marked respiratory distress, tachycardia and hypertension. What is the most appropriate
intervention? ✔✔Needle decompression
The prehospital assessment of the trauma patient begins of which of the following?
✔✔Information provided by the dispatcher
EMS response for patient valve in a motor vehicle versus car collision. The patient is unresponsive
with vital signs of BP 82/palpitation, are our 24, pulse 128. What is the most likely type of shock?
✔✔Hypovolemic
Which of the following best describes shock? ✔✔A state of inadequate energy production/ low
perfusion
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in the unconscious trauma patient?
✔✔Tongue
While caring for a patient who was involved in an altercation, he vomits and his airways totally
obstructed with vomitus and blood. What is the maximum amount of time that you can suction his
airway? ✔✔Until his airways clear
When energy produced by cells occurs during the state of inadequate oxygenation, it is referred to
as which of the following conditions? ✔✔Anaerobic metabolism
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