PHTLS 10TH EDITION LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS
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GRADED A+
1. When using the XABCDE assessment, which of the following takes prece- dence
over all other
actions?
A. Controlling severe bleeding from a limb or other compressible site
B. Airway stabilization and assessing circulatory status
C. Exposing the body to allow a thorough evaluation
D. Ensuring adequate breathing - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - A. Controlling severe bleeding from a limb or other
compressible site
2. Which of the following is the basis on which a patient's chance of survival is
maximized?
A. Preferences
B. Phases
C. Principles
D. Transport - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - C. Principles
3. Which of the following is a goal of the Golden Period?
A. Provide written documentation from field care to receiving hospital.
B. Expedite the field care and transport of the patient.
C. Use a team approach for optimal patient care.
D. Use the XABCDE approach to patient assessment - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - B. Expedite the
field care and transport of the patient.
4. You are called to the scene of a possible mass casualty motor vehicle collision on the
highway. Once you arrive on scene, what is your first priority?
A. Immediately begin triaging patients.
B. Treat the patient with the most visible blood loss.
C. Determine the need for additional resources.
D. Assess the scene and ensure it is safe. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - D. Assess the scene and ensure it is
safe.
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, 5. What is the best way to control the bleeding?
A. Direct pressure
B. Elevation of the arm above the heart
C. Tourniquet
D. Occlusive dressing - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - A. Direct pressure
6. A trauma patient from the highway incident is holding her right arm, and you note a
significant amount of blood steadily flowing from a long gash. This is an example of
what type of hemorrhage?
A. Capillary bleeding
B. Venous bleeding
C. Arterial bleeding
D. Road rash - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - B. Venous bleeding
7. The patient is wearing long sleeves, and you are having trouble visualizing the
wound.
What should you do?
A. Cut the cloth away from the site until the entire wound site is visible.
B. Leave the clothing in place. Put gauze over the wound.
C. Remove the patient's shirt.
D. Cut through the slash on the sleeve, and use the material as a makeshift tourniquet -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - A. Cut the cloth away from the site until the entire wound site is visible.
8. You are called to the scene of an explosion and fire at a chemical plant where you find
multiple casualties. Triage has begun. Your first patient is a 40-year-old man who was
near the source of the explosion. He is unconscious and has extensive injuries.
You
note gurgling respirations. Why should you use the trauma jaw thrust maneu- ver first
when dealing with a trauma patient?
A. It's an easy technique that always works to open the airway.
B. It allows you to open the airway with little or no movement of the head and cervical
spine.
C. Other techniques and interventions don't work as well.
D. It can relieve a variety of anatomic airway obstructions in patients who are
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AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY
GRADED A+
1. When using the XABCDE assessment, which of the following takes prece- dence
over all other
actions?
A. Controlling severe bleeding from a limb or other compressible site
B. Airway stabilization and assessing circulatory status
C. Exposing the body to allow a thorough evaluation
D. Ensuring adequate breathing - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - A. Controlling severe bleeding from a limb or other
compressible site
2. Which of the following is the basis on which a patient's chance of survival is
maximized?
A. Preferences
B. Phases
C. Principles
D. Transport - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - C. Principles
3. Which of the following is a goal of the Golden Period?
A. Provide written documentation from field care to receiving hospital.
B. Expedite the field care and transport of the patient.
C. Use a team approach for optimal patient care.
D. Use the XABCDE approach to patient assessment - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - B. Expedite the
field care and transport of the patient.
4. You are called to the scene of a possible mass casualty motor vehicle collision on the
highway. Once you arrive on scene, what is your first priority?
A. Immediately begin triaging patients.
B. Treat the patient with the most visible blood loss.
C. Determine the need for additional resources.
D. Assess the scene and ensure it is safe. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - D. Assess the scene and ensure it is
safe.
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, 5. What is the best way to control the bleeding?
A. Direct pressure
B. Elevation of the arm above the heart
C. Tourniquet
D. Occlusive dressing - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - A. Direct pressure
6. A trauma patient from the highway incident is holding her right arm, and you note a
significant amount of blood steadily flowing from a long gash. This is an example of
what type of hemorrhage?
A. Capillary bleeding
B. Venous bleeding
C. Arterial bleeding
D. Road rash - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - B. Venous bleeding
7. The patient is wearing long sleeves, and you are having trouble visualizing the
wound.
What should you do?
A. Cut the cloth away from the site until the entire wound site is visible.
B. Leave the clothing in place. Put gauze over the wound.
C. Remove the patient's shirt.
D. Cut through the slash on the sleeve, and use the material as a makeshift tourniquet -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - A. Cut the cloth away from the site until the entire wound site is visible.
8. You are called to the scene of an explosion and fire at a chemical plant where you find
multiple casualties. Triage has begun. Your first patient is a 40-year-old man who was
near the source of the explosion. He is unconscious and has extensive injuries.
You
note gurgling respirations. Why should you use the trauma jaw thrust maneu- ver first
when dealing with a trauma patient?
A. It's an easy technique that always works to open the airway.
B. It allows you to open the airway with little or no movement of the head and cervical
spine.
C. Other techniques and interventions don't work as well.
D. It can relieve a variety of anatomic airway obstructions in patients who are
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