PHTLS - Post Test, 8th Edition Complete SOLUTION

PHTLS - Post Test, 8th Edition Complete SOLUTION 1. 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?: - changes in our current practices (p.11) 2. In trauma care, a 'principle' is defined as, what?: what needs to be done (p.34) 3. In addition to oxygen, what is required to maintain the metabolic process- es of life and energy production?: glucose 4. 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?: scoop stretcher 5. Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should consider what, as part of their pre-arrival assessment?: weather conditions 6. The most appropriate airway maneuver for trauma patients is what tech- nique?: jaw thrust maneuver 7. Endo-tracheal in-tubation is a technique that requires, what?: substantial training, to maintain proficiency 8. What indicates that a trauma patient is having trouble breathing?: the patient's breathing is noticeable 9. 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 pneu- mo-thorax?: hemo-dynamic compromise (proper blood flow is being prevented) 10. In addition to direct pressure, tourniquets, and immobilizing fractures, what is considered most effective when controlling hemorrhage?: hemo-sta- tic agents 11. What is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury?: systemic hypoxia 12. 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?: concussion 13. What findings would indicate the need for immobilization when using a selective spinal immobilization protocol?: pain or tenderness along the spine 14. What patient should be treated first in a blast-related situation involving multiple patients?: a 30-year-old female with altered level of consciousness and decreased capillary refill 15. Excessive fluid resuscitation of the trauma patient can result in, what?: - increased blood loss 16. When should the secondary survey be accomplished?: when the time and situation allow (p.146) 17. When approaching a trauma patient, what is the first assessment that must be made?: scene safety 18. Wha