PHTLS - Post Test, 8th Edition QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Care of the trauma patient in the field is an evolving science and should be evidence-based. As
lifelong learners, we must be prepared to adapt our practices based on research. This is because
research may lead to, what? Correct Answer: changes in our current practices (p.11)
In trauma care, a 'principle' is defined as, what? Correct Answer: what needs to be done (p.34)
In addition to oxygen, what is required to maintain the metabolic processes of life and energy
production? Correct Answer: glucose
You respond for a patient who has sustained a GSW to the right upper thorax. He is barely
responsive, pale, and diaphoretic. What device is most appropriate for transport? Correct
Answer: scoop stretcher
Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should consider what, as part of
their pre-arrival assessment? Correct Answer: weather conditions
The most appropriate airway maneuver for trauma patients is what technique? Correct Answer:
jaw thrust maneuver
Endo-tracheal in-tubation is a technique that requires, what? Correct Answer: substantial
training, to maintain proficiency
What indicates that a trauma patient is having trouble breathing? Correct Answer: the patient's
breathing is noticeable
A patient presents with, a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he has absent breath sounds
on one side of his chest and respiratory distress. Which additional sign would indicate that the
patient has a tension pneumo-thorax? Correct Answer: hemo-dynamic compromise (proper
blood flow is being prevented)
In addition to direct pressure, tourniquets, and immobilizing fractures, what is considered most
effective when controlling hemorrhage? Correct Answer: hemo-static agents
What is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury? Correct Answer: systemic hypoxia
You're called to treat a patient who was knocked unconscious when he slipped and fell on a wet
floor striking his head. It is now several hours later and he is awake but confused, does not recall
the incident, and is vomiting with a headache. What injury is he most likely to have suffered?
Correct Answer: concussion
What findings would indicate the need for immobilization when using a selective spinal
immobilization protocol? Correct Answer: pain or tenderness along the spine
Care of the trauma patient in the field is an evolving science and should be evidence-based. As
lifelong learners, we must be prepared to adapt our practices based on research. This is because
research may lead to, what? Correct Answer: changes in our current practices (p.11)
In trauma care, a 'principle' is defined as, what? Correct Answer: what needs to be done (p.34)
In addition to oxygen, what is required to maintain the metabolic processes of life and energy
production? Correct Answer: glucose
You respond for a patient who has sustained a GSW to the right upper thorax. He is barely
responsive, pale, and diaphoretic. What device is most appropriate for transport? Correct
Answer: scoop stretcher
Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should consider what, as part of
their pre-arrival assessment? Correct Answer: weather conditions
The most appropriate airway maneuver for trauma patients is what technique? Correct Answer:
jaw thrust maneuver
Endo-tracheal in-tubation is a technique that requires, what? Correct Answer: substantial
training, to maintain proficiency
What indicates that a trauma patient is having trouble breathing? Correct Answer: the patient's
breathing is noticeable
A patient presents with, a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he has absent breath sounds
on one side of his chest and respiratory distress. Which additional sign would indicate that the
patient has a tension pneumo-thorax? Correct Answer: hemo-dynamic compromise (proper
blood flow is being prevented)
In addition to direct pressure, tourniquets, and immobilizing fractures, what is considered most
effective when controlling hemorrhage? Correct Answer: hemo-static agents
What is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury? Correct Answer: systemic hypoxia
You're called to treat a patient who was knocked unconscious when he slipped and fell on a wet
floor striking his head. It is now several hours later and he is awake but confused, does not recall
the incident, and is vomiting with a headache. What injury is he most likely to have suffered?
Correct Answer: concussion
What findings would indicate the need for immobilization when using a selective spinal
immobilization protocol? Correct Answer: pain or tenderness along the spine
