PHTLS 9th Edition Version 1NV Pre-Test with Questions and Answers

PHTLS 9th Edition Version 1NV Pre-Test with Questions and Answers Which of the following best guides the decision to provide spinal immobilization? a) History and complaint b) Obvious signs of associated injury c) Patient's age and presence of pressure sores d) Mechanism alone ANSWER History and complaint A 38-year-old male sustains a large wound to his right thigh while at work. Which of the following actions is the most important initial step? a) Obtain IV access and infuse crystalloid b) Administer supplemental oxygen c) Hemorrhage control d) Rapid transport ANSWER Hemorrhage control You respond to a local bar for an unconscious person. On arrival, you are met by a police officer who reports that one of their "regular alcoholics" was found in the alley behind the bar. On exam, you note the smell of an alcoholic beverage as well as the following: Patient flexes his arms to painful stimuli, has bilateral fixed and dilated pupils, irregular respirations at 12 breaths per minute and a BP of 210/100. What condition do you suspect? a) Subarachnoid hemorrhage b) Alcohol poisoning c) Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm d) Subdural hematoma ANSWER Subdural hematoma