PHTLS 10TH EDITION 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?
A. Principles of PHTLS
B. The Golden Period
C. The XABCDE assessment
D. Critical thinking process
- answer-Question 1: D
To help achieve the PHTLS goals, you will apply your critical thinking skills in the
field. Critical thinking in medicine is a process in which the healthcare practitioner
assesses the situation, the patient, and the resources available and uses the
information to decide on and provide the best care for the patient.
1. You and your partner are responding to a call for a 2-year-old patient with a
burn injury to the hand. He has a visible burn to the left hand, ending at the level
above the wrist, red color, and wet in appearance. What type of burn do you
suspect the patient has sustained?
A. Superficial (first degree)
B. Partial thickness (second degree)
C. Full thickness (third degree)
D. Subdermal (fourth degree)
- answer-Question 1: B
Scald burns are the most common burns seen in the pediatric population ages 1 to 5
years. Scalds are partial thickness burns. The dermal layer is damaged, and blisters
are present or popped. It is also the most painful type of burn.
1. 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.
- answer-Question 1: D
Ensure safety for responders, bystanders, and patient(s). The first consideration
when approaching any scene is the safety of all emergency responders. When EMS
personnel become victims, they not only can no longer assist others, but also add to
the number of patients.
1. 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 maneuver 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
breathing spontaneously.
- answer-Question 1: B
Manual maneuvers like the trauma jaw thrust or chin lift are always the first airway
maneuver you should make when treating a trauma patient. In patients with
suspected head, neck, orfacial trauma, the cervical spine is maintained in a neutral
in-line position.The trauma jaw thrust maneuver allows you to open the airway
with little or no movement of the head and cervical spine.
1. You are responding to a call for 25-year-old, fit and healthy female who fell off
a mountain bike. Upon arrival, you find the patient walking around. She is alert but
complaining of pain in her clavicle and on her right side when she inhales. You
notice that her helmet is split in two. What is the first thing you need to do?
A. Complete a review of the ABCs.
B. Check motor and sensory function.
C. Perform manual in-line stabilization.
D. Place her on a backboard.
- answer-Question 1: C
Because there's a possibility of spinal injury, you should bring the patient's head
into a neutral in-line position.
1. You have been performing ongoing management on a 35-year-old female
patient who sustained thoracic trauma when a car hit her as she crossed the street.
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?
A. Principles of PHTLS
B. The Golden Period
C. The XABCDE assessment
D. Critical thinking process
- answer-Question 1: D
To help achieve the PHTLS goals, you will apply your critical thinking skills in the
field. Critical thinking in medicine is a process in which the healthcare practitioner
assesses the situation, the patient, and the resources available and uses the
information to decide on and provide the best care for the patient.
1. You and your partner are responding to a call for a 2-year-old patient with a
burn injury to the hand. He has a visible burn to the left hand, ending at the level
above the wrist, red color, and wet in appearance. What type of burn do you
suspect the patient has sustained?
A. Superficial (first degree)
B. Partial thickness (second degree)
C. Full thickness (third degree)
D. Subdermal (fourth degree)
- answer-Question 1: B
Scald burns are the most common burns seen in the pediatric population ages 1 to 5
years. Scalds are partial thickness burns. The dermal layer is damaged, and blisters
are present or popped. It is also the most painful type of burn.
1. 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.
- answer-Question 1: D
Ensure safety for responders, bystanders, and patient(s). The first consideration
when approaching any scene is the safety of all emergency responders. When EMS
personnel become victims, they not only can no longer assist others, but also add to
the number of patients.
1. 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 maneuver 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
breathing spontaneously.
- answer-Question 1: B
Manual maneuvers like the trauma jaw thrust or chin lift are always the first airway
maneuver you should make when treating a trauma patient. In patients with
suspected head, neck, orfacial trauma, the cervical spine is maintained in a neutral
in-line position.The trauma jaw thrust maneuver allows you to open the airway
with little or no movement of the head and cervical spine.
1. You are responding to a call for 25-year-old, fit and healthy female who fell off
a mountain bike. Upon arrival, you find the patient walking around. She is alert but
complaining of pain in her clavicle and on her right side when she inhales. You
notice that her helmet is split in two. What is the first thing you need to do?
A. Complete a review of the ABCs.
B. Check motor and sensory function.
C. Perform manual in-line stabilization.
D. Place her on a backboard.
- answer-Question 1: C
Because there's a possibility of spinal injury, you should bring the patient's head
into a neutral in-line position.
1. You have been performing ongoing management on a 35-year-old female
patient who sustained thoracic trauma when a car hit her as she crossed the street.
