PHTLS PRE-TEST & POST-TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | PREHOSPITAL TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT PRACTICE
TEST BANK | DETAILED RATIONALES | EMT & PARAMEDIC
TRAUMA CERTIFICATION PREP
THE DISPLACEMENT OF TISSUE AWAY FROM THE PATH OF A PROJECTILE, BOTH TEMPORARILY
AND PERMANENTLY, IS KNOWN AS:
A. CONIZATION
B. CAVITATION
C. CREPITATION
D. CONTUSION
CORRECT ANS>> B. CAVITATION
THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN DETERMINING THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY DUE TO
ENERGY EXCHANGE IS:
A. MASS OF THE BODIES INVOLVED
B. VELOCITY OF THE BODIES INVOLVED
C. DENSITY OF THE TISSUES INVOLVED
D. SURFACE AREA OF THE IMPACT INVOLVED
CORRECT ANS>> B. VELOCITY OF THE BODIES INVOLVED
IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SHOCK, ISOTONIC CRYSTALLOID SOLUTIONS, SUCH AS RINGER'S, ARE
PREFERRED BECAUSE:
,A. THE PROTEIN MOLECULES IN CRYSTALLOID SOLUTIONS ACT AS VOLUME EXPANDERS
B. THESE FLUIDS DRAW INTERSTITIAL FLUID INTO THE VASCULAR SPACE TO ENHANCE VOLUME
C. THESE SOLUTIONS WILL STAY IN THE VASCULAR SPACE LONGER THAN WATER SOLUTIONS,
SUCH AS D5W
D. THEIR PH ENHANCE OXYGEN DELIVERY TO THE TISSUES
CORRECT ANS>> C. THESE SOLUTIONS WILL STAY IN THE VASCULAR SPACE LONGER THAN
WATER SOLUTIONS, SUCH AS D5W
WITH RESPECT TO THE DISTANCE OF A FALL, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A GUIDELINE FOR
DETERMINING A CRITICAL FALL?
A. 3 TIMES THE HEIGHT OF THE PATIENT
B. 2 TIMES THE HEIGHT OF THE PATIENT
C. 5 TIMES THE HEIGHT OF THE PATIENT
D. 1 ½ TIMES THE HEIGHT OF THE PATIENT
CORRECT ANS>> A. 3 TIMES THE HEIGHT OF THE PATIENT
THE PHASE OF AN EXPLOSION, OR BLAST, IN WHICH HOLLOW ORGANS ARE SQUEEZED AND
MAY RUPTURE IS CALLED THE __________ PHASE.
A. TERTIARY PHASE
B. QUATERNARY PHASE
C. SECONDARY PHASE
D. PRIMARY PHASE
, CORRECT ANS>> D. PRIMARY PHASE
DURING THE PRIMARY SURVEY AND MANAGEMENT OF A TRAUMA PATIENT, THE E IN ABCDE
STANDS FOR _________?
A. EDEMA
B. EYES & EARS
C. EXPOSE/ENVIRONMENT
D. ELECTRICAL THERAPY
CORRECT ANS>> C. EXPOSE/ENVIRONMENT
THE TIME IN WHICH SURGICAL INTERVENTION CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN PATIENT OUTCOME
IS THE __________?
A. GOLDEN PERIOD
B. GOLDEN TIME
C. GOLDEN ERA
D. GOLDEN MINUTES
CORRECT ANS>> A. 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 _________?
ANSWERS | PREHOSPITAL TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT PRACTICE
TEST BANK | DETAILED RATIONALES | EMT & PARAMEDIC
TRAUMA CERTIFICATION PREP
THE DISPLACEMENT OF TISSUE AWAY FROM THE PATH OF A PROJECTILE, BOTH TEMPORARILY
AND PERMANENTLY, IS KNOWN AS:
A. CONIZATION
B. CAVITATION
C. CREPITATION
D. CONTUSION
CORRECT ANS>> B. CAVITATION
THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN DETERMINING THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY DUE TO
ENERGY EXCHANGE IS:
A. MASS OF THE BODIES INVOLVED
B. VELOCITY OF THE BODIES INVOLVED
C. DENSITY OF THE TISSUES INVOLVED
D. SURFACE AREA OF THE IMPACT INVOLVED
CORRECT ANS>> B. VELOCITY OF THE BODIES INVOLVED
IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SHOCK, ISOTONIC CRYSTALLOID SOLUTIONS, SUCH AS RINGER'S, ARE
PREFERRED BECAUSE:
,A. THE PROTEIN MOLECULES IN CRYSTALLOID SOLUTIONS ACT AS VOLUME EXPANDERS
B. THESE FLUIDS DRAW INTERSTITIAL FLUID INTO THE VASCULAR SPACE TO ENHANCE VOLUME
C. THESE SOLUTIONS WILL STAY IN THE VASCULAR SPACE LONGER THAN WATER SOLUTIONS,
SUCH AS D5W
D. THEIR PH ENHANCE OXYGEN DELIVERY TO THE TISSUES
CORRECT ANS>> C. THESE SOLUTIONS WILL STAY IN THE VASCULAR SPACE LONGER THAN
WATER SOLUTIONS, SUCH AS D5W
WITH RESPECT TO THE DISTANCE OF A FALL, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A GUIDELINE FOR
DETERMINING A CRITICAL FALL?
A. 3 TIMES THE HEIGHT OF THE PATIENT
B. 2 TIMES THE HEIGHT OF THE PATIENT
C. 5 TIMES THE HEIGHT OF THE PATIENT
D. 1 ½ TIMES THE HEIGHT OF THE PATIENT
CORRECT ANS>> A. 3 TIMES THE HEIGHT OF THE PATIENT
THE PHASE OF AN EXPLOSION, OR BLAST, IN WHICH HOLLOW ORGANS ARE SQUEEZED AND
MAY RUPTURE IS CALLED THE __________ PHASE.
A. TERTIARY PHASE
B. QUATERNARY PHASE
C. SECONDARY PHASE
D. PRIMARY PHASE
, CORRECT ANS>> D. PRIMARY PHASE
DURING THE PRIMARY SURVEY AND MANAGEMENT OF A TRAUMA PATIENT, THE E IN ABCDE
STANDS FOR _________?
A. EDEMA
B. EYES & EARS
C. EXPOSE/ENVIRONMENT
D. ELECTRICAL THERAPY
CORRECT ANS>> C. EXPOSE/ENVIRONMENT
THE TIME IN WHICH SURGICAL INTERVENTION CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN PATIENT OUTCOME
IS THE __________?
A. GOLDEN PERIOD
B. GOLDEN TIME
C. GOLDEN ERA
D. GOLDEN MINUTES
CORRECT ANS>> A. 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 _________?
