PHTLS PRE & POST TEST ACTUAL TEST 2026 | PREHOSPITAL
TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT a component of the Fick Principle?
A. Adequate number of platelets in the blood
B. Oxygenation of red blood cells
C. Transportation of red blood cells to the tissues of the body
D. Off-loading oxygen from the red blood cells to the tissues ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. Adequate number of platelets in the
blood
One of the earliest signs of hypovolemic shock is:
A. Hypotension
B. Bradycardia
C. Anxiety
D. Reduced urine output ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C.
Anxiety
,Which of the following characterizes the washout phase of shock?
A. Systemic acidosis
B. Localized tissue acidosis
C. Edema
D. Reduced capillary blood flow ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
A. Systemic acidosis
A trauma patient who has fallen 20 feet from an apartment balcony is
alert with warm, dry, pink skin, with normal capillary refilling time to
the lower extremities, and is hypotensive. The upper extremities are
cool, pale and diaphoretic. Which of the following injuries should be
suspected?
A. Aortic dissection
B. Liver laceration
C. Fractured pelvis
D. Spinal cord injury ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D. Spinal
cord injury
Which of the following is a limitation of prehospital fluid resuscitation
of the patient in hemorrhagic shock?
,A. Inability of fluids to carry oxygen
B. Pulmonary edema
C. Increased hemorrhage
D. All of the above ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D. All of the
above
In the United States, which of the following mechanisms most
frequently causes spinal cord injury in adults?
A. Shallow water diving
B. Vehicle crashes
C. Falls
D. Pedestrian struck by a vehicle ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
B. Vehicle crashes
Which of the following presentation indicate spinal cord injury?
A. Complete loss of sensory and motor function below the site of injury
B. Weakness and parethesia in the upper extremities, but normal
function in the lower extremities
, C. Complete loss of function on one side of the body and loss of pain
and temperature sensation on the opposite side
D. All of the above ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D. All of the
above
Of the following, which is the earliest indication of compartment
syndrome?
A. Paralysis of the affected muscles
B. Loss of pulses
C. Loss of feeling in the web space between the thumb and index finger
or between the first and second toes
D. Tense swelling of the involved area ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------
-------D. Tense swelling of the involved area
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 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C. Femur
fractures
TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT a component of the Fick Principle?
A. Adequate number of platelets in the blood
B. Oxygenation of red blood cells
C. Transportation of red blood cells to the tissues of the body
D. Off-loading oxygen from the red blood cells to the tissues ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. Adequate number of platelets in the
blood
One of the earliest signs of hypovolemic shock is:
A. Hypotension
B. Bradycardia
C. Anxiety
D. Reduced urine output ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C.
Anxiety
,Which of the following characterizes the washout phase of shock?
A. Systemic acidosis
B. Localized tissue acidosis
C. Edema
D. Reduced capillary blood flow ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
A. Systemic acidosis
A trauma patient who has fallen 20 feet from an apartment balcony is
alert with warm, dry, pink skin, with normal capillary refilling time to
the lower extremities, and is hypotensive. The upper extremities are
cool, pale and diaphoretic. Which of the following injuries should be
suspected?
A. Aortic dissection
B. Liver laceration
C. Fractured pelvis
D. Spinal cord injury ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D. Spinal
cord injury
Which of the following is a limitation of prehospital fluid resuscitation
of the patient in hemorrhagic shock?
,A. Inability of fluids to carry oxygen
B. Pulmonary edema
C. Increased hemorrhage
D. All of the above ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D. All of the
above
In the United States, which of the following mechanisms most
frequently causes spinal cord injury in adults?
A. Shallow water diving
B. Vehicle crashes
C. Falls
D. Pedestrian struck by a vehicle ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
B. Vehicle crashes
Which of the following presentation indicate spinal cord injury?
A. Complete loss of sensory and motor function below the site of injury
B. Weakness and parethesia in the upper extremities, but normal
function in the lower extremities
, C. Complete loss of function on one side of the body and loss of pain
and temperature sensation on the opposite side
D. All of the above ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D. All of the
above
Of the following, which is the earliest indication of compartment
syndrome?
A. Paralysis of the affected muscles
B. Loss of pulses
C. Loss of feeling in the web space between the thumb and index finger
or between the first and second toes
D. Tense swelling of the involved area ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------
-------D. Tense swelling of the involved area
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 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C. Femur
fractures
