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PHTLS PRE AND POST TEST NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
VERIFIED EXAM COMPLETE 160 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
A traction splint may be used for which of the following
injuries?
A. Knee dislocation
B. Pelvic fractures
C. Femur fractures
D. All of the above - ANSWER-C. Femur fractures
Which of the following descriptions meets the criteria for
transport to a facility with a burn unit?
A. A 49 year old female with a partial thickness burn from
her elbow to her shoulder
B. A 25 year old male with an electrical burn across his
chest
C. A 9 year old make with superficial burns on the backs of
both legs
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D. A 32 year old female with a partial thickness burn about
twice the size of her hand on her back - ANSWER-B. A 25
year old male with an electrical burn across his chest
The preferred method of dressing burns in the prehospital
setting is:
A. Dry sterile dressing
B. Moist sterile dressing
C. Wet dressings
D. Petroleum gauze - ANSWER-A. Dry sterile dressing
In assessing the hypothermic patient in the prehospital
setting, the most reliable indicator of the severity of
hypothermia is:
A. Rectal temperature
B. Oral temperature
C. Heart rate < 60
D. Presence or absence of shivering - ANSWER-A. Rectal
temperature
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In the normal child, which general statement is most
accurate in comparison with the adult patient?
A. Blood pressure is higher, hear rate is higher, and
ventilatory rate is higher
B. Blood pressure is lower, heart rate is lower, and
ventilatory rate is higher
C. Blood pressure is lower, heart rate is higher, and
ventilatory rate is higher
D. Blood pressure is lower, heart rate is higher, and
ventilatory rate is lowe - ANSWER-C. Blood pressure is
lower, heart rate is higher, and ventilatory rate is higher
A patient who withdraws from painful stimuli, opens eyes
on verbal command, and cannot speak because of
intubation has a Glasgow Coma Scale of which of the
following:
A. 8
B. 8T
C. 7
D. 7T - ANSWER-B. 8T
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(E-3, V-T, M-4)
The earliest site for intraosseous infusion is:
A. Anterior tibia, just above the tibial tuberosity
B. Anterior fibula
C. Anterior tibia, just below the tibial tuberosity
D. Posterior fibula - ANSWER-C. Anterior tibia, just below
the tibial tuberosity
Which of the following behaviors is the most reliable
indication of confusion in the elderly trauma patient?
A. Inability to recall his/her name
B. Inability to recall the day of the week
C. Inability to identify his/her present location when out of
his/her normal residence
D. Focus on repeated retelling of events that occurred
years ago - ANSWER-A. Inability to recall his/her name
PHTLS PRE AND POST TEST NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
VERIFIED EXAM COMPLETE 160 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
A traction splint may be used for which of the following
injuries?
A. Knee dislocation
B. Pelvic fractures
C. Femur fractures
D. All of the above - ANSWER-C. Femur fractures
Which of the following descriptions meets the criteria for
transport to a facility with a burn unit?
A. A 49 year old female with a partial thickness burn from
her elbow to her shoulder
B. A 25 year old male with an electrical burn across his
chest
C. A 9 year old make with superficial burns on the backs of
both legs
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D. A 32 year old female with a partial thickness burn about
twice the size of her hand on her back - ANSWER-B. A 25
year old male with an electrical burn across his chest
The preferred method of dressing burns in the prehospital
setting is:
A. Dry sterile dressing
B. Moist sterile dressing
C. Wet dressings
D. Petroleum gauze - ANSWER-A. Dry sterile dressing
In assessing the hypothermic patient in the prehospital
setting, the most reliable indicator of the severity of
hypothermia is:
A. Rectal temperature
B. Oral temperature
C. Heart rate < 60
D. Presence or absence of shivering - ANSWER-A. Rectal
temperature
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In the normal child, which general statement is most
accurate in comparison with the adult patient?
A. Blood pressure is higher, hear rate is higher, and
ventilatory rate is higher
B. Blood pressure is lower, heart rate is lower, and
ventilatory rate is higher
C. Blood pressure is lower, heart rate is higher, and
ventilatory rate is higher
D. Blood pressure is lower, heart rate is higher, and
ventilatory rate is lowe - ANSWER-C. Blood pressure is
lower, heart rate is higher, and ventilatory rate is higher
A patient who withdraws from painful stimuli, opens eyes
on verbal command, and cannot speak because of
intubation has a Glasgow Coma Scale of which of the
following:
A. 8
B. 8T
C. 7
D. 7T - ANSWER-B. 8T
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(E-3, V-T, M-4)
The earliest site for intraosseous infusion is:
A. Anterior tibia, just above the tibial tuberosity
B. Anterior fibula
C. Anterior tibia, just below the tibial tuberosity
D. Posterior fibula - ANSWER-C. Anterior tibia, just below
the tibial tuberosity
Which of the following behaviors is the most reliable
indication of confusion in the elderly trauma patient?
A. Inability to recall his/her name
B. Inability to recall the day of the week
C. Inability to identify his/her present location when out of
his/her normal residence
D. Focus on repeated retelling of events that occurred
years ago - ANSWER-A. Inability to recall his/her name
