PHTLS Study Guide
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
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When you show up on scene and find your patient bleeding out, what are the two steps you
should take to care of that bleed? - CORRECT ANSWER-Direct pressure and tourniquet
What do you want your blood pressure to be at if you have a trauma patient? - CORRECT
ANSWER-80
What do you want your blood pressure to be at for neurogenic patients? - CORRECT ANSWER-
90
What is the goal as prehospital providers that we want to establish for our patients? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Restore and maintain airway, ventilation, oxygenation, circulation, and quick transport
time for trauma patients.
Two of the most important prehospital maneuvers are those that provide and
maintain________ patency and _________ ventilation. - CORRECT ANSWER-Airway and
pulmonary
, Refers to the process by which oxygen concentration increases within a tissue - CORRECT
ANSWER-Oxygenation
Mechanical exchange of air between the outside environment and the alveoli of the lungs -
CORRECT ANSWER-Ventilation
What two functions does the respiratory system serve? - CORRECT ANSWER-Provide oxygen to
red blood cells/remove CO2 from the body
Causes cerebral vasodilation - CORRECT ANSWER-CO2
Earliest sign and best indicator of increasing ICP is a ? - CORRECT ANSWER-Decreasing LOC
_______ is the earliest sign of deterioration in a patient with a flail chest. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Respirator rate increase
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in the unresponsive trauma patient? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Tongue
Which of the following is a golden principle of trauma care? - CORRECT ANSWER-Ensure
adequate airway and ventilation
Hypoperfusion will affect which of the following organs first? - CORRECT ANSWER-Brain
The most common type of shock resulting from trauma is? - CORRECT ANSWER-Hemorrhagic
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
[LATEST 2026-2027] 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
When you show up on scene and find your patient bleeding out, what are the two steps you
should take to care of that bleed? - CORRECT ANSWER-Direct pressure and tourniquet
What do you want your blood pressure to be at if you have a trauma patient? - CORRECT
ANSWER-80
What do you want your blood pressure to be at for neurogenic patients? - CORRECT ANSWER-
90
What is the goal as prehospital providers that we want to establish for our patients? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Restore and maintain airway, ventilation, oxygenation, circulation, and quick transport
time for trauma patients.
Two of the most important prehospital maneuvers are those that provide and
maintain________ patency and _________ ventilation. - CORRECT ANSWER-Airway and
pulmonary
, Refers to the process by which oxygen concentration increases within a tissue - CORRECT
ANSWER-Oxygenation
Mechanical exchange of air between the outside environment and the alveoli of the lungs -
CORRECT ANSWER-Ventilation
What two functions does the respiratory system serve? - CORRECT ANSWER-Provide oxygen to
red blood cells/remove CO2 from the body
Causes cerebral vasodilation - CORRECT ANSWER-CO2
Earliest sign and best indicator of increasing ICP is a ? - CORRECT ANSWER-Decreasing LOC
_______ is the earliest sign of deterioration in a patient with a flail chest. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Respirator rate increase
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in the unresponsive trauma patient? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Tongue
Which of the following is a golden principle of trauma care? - CORRECT ANSWER-Ensure
adequate airway and ventilation
Hypoperfusion will affect which of the following organs first? - CORRECT ANSWER-Brain
The most common type of shock resulting from trauma is? - CORRECT ANSWER-Hemorrhagic
