PHTLS 10TH EDITION STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS!!
1. Which of the following requires you to develop a plan of action, initiate the plan, reassess
the plan as care for the patient moves forward, and adjust the plan as the patient's
condition or circumstances change? ANS: Critical thinking process
2. When using the XABCDE assessment, which of the following takes precedence over
all the other actions? using the XABCDE assessment, which of the following takes
precedence over all the other actions? ANS: Controlling severe bleeding from a limb or
other compressible site
3.Which of the following is the basis on which a patient's chance of survival is maximized?
ANS: Principles
4.Which of the following is a goal of the golden period? ANS: Expedite field care and
transport of the patient
5.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?ANS: Assess the scene and
ensure it is safe
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? ANS: Venous bleeding
7.What is the best way to control the bleeding? ANS: Direct pressure
1/6
, 8.The patient is wearing long sleeves, and you are having trouble visualizing
the wound. What should you do? ANS: Cut the cloth away from the site until the entire
wound site is visible
9. 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 y/o 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 maneuver first when
dealing with a trauma patient?ANS: It allows you to open the airway with little or no
movement of the head and cervical spine
10. The patient becomes apneic. You suspect he has a cervical injury. Which type of
airway should you use? ANS: Supraglottic airway
11. Why might it be more difficult to deal with an airway obstruction with a
child? ANS: Children have larger heads and tongues so there is a greater potential for
airway obstruction
12. Why might you consider early mechanical ventilation via bag mask device in a
geriatric patient? ANS: Geriatric patients have greatly limited physiologic reserve
13. You have been performing ongoing management on a 35 y/o female patient who
sustained thoracic trauma when a car hit her as she crossed the street. Originally, your
electronic monitoring devices all produce results consistent with your patient's clinical
condition. However, en route to the trauma center, the monitors start to differ from your
patient's current clinical condition each time you assess. How should you handle this
situation? ANS: Treat the patient's condition, not monitor the results
2/6
VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS!!
1. Which of the following requires you to develop a plan of action, initiate the plan, reassess
the plan as care for the patient moves forward, and adjust the plan as the patient's
condition or circumstances change? ANS: Critical thinking process
2. When using the XABCDE assessment, which of the following takes precedence over
all the other actions? using the XABCDE assessment, which of the following takes
precedence over all the other actions? ANS: Controlling severe bleeding from a limb or
other compressible site
3.Which of the following is the basis on which a patient's chance of survival is maximized?
ANS: Principles
4.Which of the following is a goal of the golden period? ANS: Expedite field care and
transport of the patient
5.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?ANS: Assess the scene and
ensure it is safe
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? ANS: Venous bleeding
7.What is the best way to control the bleeding? ANS: Direct pressure
1/6
, 8.The patient is wearing long sleeves, and you are having trouble visualizing
the wound. What should you do? ANS: Cut the cloth away from the site until the entire
wound site is visible
9. 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 y/o 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 maneuver first when
dealing with a trauma patient?ANS: It allows you to open the airway with little or no
movement of the head and cervical spine
10. The patient becomes apneic. You suspect he has a cervical injury. Which type of
airway should you use? ANS: Supraglottic airway
11. Why might it be more difficult to deal with an airway obstruction with a
child? ANS: Children have larger heads and tongues so there is a greater potential for
airway obstruction
12. Why might you consider early mechanical ventilation via bag mask device in a
geriatric patient? ANS: Geriatric patients have greatly limited physiologic reserve
13. You have been performing ongoing management on a 35 y/o female patient who
sustained thoracic trauma when a car hit her as she crossed the street. Originally, your
electronic monitoring devices all produce results consistent with your patient's clinical
condition. However, en route to the trauma center, the monitors start to differ from your
patient's current clinical condition each time you assess. How should you handle this
situation? ANS: Treat the patient's condition, not monitor the results
2/6
