PHTLS Post Test Question and Answer A+
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• EMS arrives on a scene and finds that emergency medical responders have
attempted to immobilize a pediatric patient onto a long backboard. They note that
the patient's head is in a flexed position. Which of the following actions is the most
appropriate? -✓✓place padding under the patient's torso
• the pre-hospital assessment of the trauma patient begins with which of the
following? -✓✓infromation provided by the dispatcher
• which of the following is a Golden Principle of trauma care? -✓✓ensure adequate
airway and ventilation
• When energy produced by cells occurs during the state of inadequate
oxygenation, it is referred to as which of the following conditions? -✓✓aerobic
metabolism
• in a blast related multiple patient situation, which of the following patients should
be treated first? -✓✓a 33 year old female with altered level of consciousness and
decreased capillary refill
• a 30 year old male is thrown from his horse, landing on the top rail of a pipe
fence and now has a loss of sensation from the nipples down. what level of the
spine do you suspect he injured? -✓✓T4
• a 30 year old male is injured in a terror bombing. he experiences traumatic
amputation of his left leg at knee level. an improvised tourniquet was put in place
by bystanders. the victim is conscious and in severe pain. your first action should
be to do which of the following? -✓✓confirm the tourniquet was properly applied
• ________ is the earliest sign of deterioration in a patient with a flail chest -
✓✓respiratory rate increase
, • of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury
addressable during the transport phase -✓✓systemic hypoxia
• in a patient with a suspected traumatic brain injury, what is the most concerning
physical finding? -✓✓altered level of consciousness
• a 23 year old male construction worker fell approximately 30 feet from a roof. the
patient is unresponsive to all stimuli; his R pupil is 7mm and non-reactive and his
L pupil is 3mm. he has irregular respirations at 8 breaths per minute. You do not
have waveform capnography, so what is the most appropriate rate of ventilations -
✓✓20 BPM
• while caring for a patient who was involved in an altercation, the patient vomits,
causing his airway to become totally obsturcted with vomitus and blood. what is
the most important action? -✓✓suctioning the airway
• when caring for a trauma patient, a principle is what is necessary for patient
improvement or survival. a preference is how the principle is achieved and depends
upon four factors. the factors used to establish the preference in treating the patient
include all except -✓✓research information
• which of the following is the best indicator of shock in a trauma patient? -
✓✓depressed level of cognition
• approximately 20% of all child abuse is the result of intentional burning. the
majority of the children intentionally burned are of what age? -✓✓1 to 2 years of
age
• when managing a pediatric patient, pre hospital providers should do all of the
following EXCEPT -✓✓use half the adult dose or medication administration
• You respond to a reported assault at a local bar. On arrival, you find a 46-year-
old male on the bathroom floor with snoring respirations at 4 times per minute and
obvious facial injuries. Pupils reveal the R pupil is 4mm and the L pupil is 7mm
and non-reactive. What is the most appropriate first step?
a. Jaw-thrust maneuver
b. Pharmacologically assisted intubation
c. Perform nasotracheal intubation
Verified 100% Correct Questions and
Answers
• EMS arrives on a scene and finds that emergency medical responders have
attempted to immobilize a pediatric patient onto a long backboard. They note that
the patient's head is in a flexed position. Which of the following actions is the most
appropriate? -✓✓place padding under the patient's torso
• the pre-hospital assessment of the trauma patient begins with which of the
following? -✓✓infromation provided by the dispatcher
• which of the following is a Golden Principle of trauma care? -✓✓ensure adequate
airway and ventilation
• When energy produced by cells occurs during the state of inadequate
oxygenation, it is referred to as which of the following conditions? -✓✓aerobic
metabolism
• in a blast related multiple patient situation, which of the following patients should
be treated first? -✓✓a 33 year old female with altered level of consciousness and
decreased capillary refill
• a 30 year old male is thrown from his horse, landing on the top rail of a pipe
fence and now has a loss of sensation from the nipples down. what level of the
spine do you suspect he injured? -✓✓T4
• a 30 year old male is injured in a terror bombing. he experiences traumatic
amputation of his left leg at knee level. an improvised tourniquet was put in place
by bystanders. the victim is conscious and in severe pain. your first action should
be to do which of the following? -✓✓confirm the tourniquet was properly applied
• ________ is the earliest sign of deterioration in a patient with a flail chest -
✓✓respiratory rate increase
, • of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury
addressable during the transport phase -✓✓systemic hypoxia
• in a patient with a suspected traumatic brain injury, what is the most concerning
physical finding? -✓✓altered level of consciousness
• a 23 year old male construction worker fell approximately 30 feet from a roof. the
patient is unresponsive to all stimuli; his R pupil is 7mm and non-reactive and his
L pupil is 3mm. he has irregular respirations at 8 breaths per minute. You do not
have waveform capnography, so what is the most appropriate rate of ventilations -
✓✓20 BPM
• while caring for a patient who was involved in an altercation, the patient vomits,
causing his airway to become totally obsturcted with vomitus and blood. what is
the most important action? -✓✓suctioning the airway
• when caring for a trauma patient, a principle is what is necessary for patient
improvement or survival. a preference is how the principle is achieved and depends
upon four factors. the factors used to establish the preference in treating the patient
include all except -✓✓research information
• which of the following is the best indicator of shock in a trauma patient? -
✓✓depressed level of cognition
• approximately 20% of all child abuse is the result of intentional burning. the
majority of the children intentionally burned are of what age? -✓✓1 to 2 years of
age
• when managing a pediatric patient, pre hospital providers should do all of the
following EXCEPT -✓✓use half the adult dose or medication administration
• You respond to a reported assault at a local bar. On arrival, you find a 46-year-
old male on the bathroom floor with snoring respirations at 4 times per minute and
obvious facial injuries. Pupils reveal the R pupil is 4mm and the L pupil is 7mm
and non-reactive. What is the most appropriate first step?
a. Jaw-thrust maneuver
b. Pharmacologically assisted intubation
c. Perform nasotracheal intubation
