PHTLS 8TH TEST WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
Care of the trauma patient in the field is an involving 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 which of the following? - answerChange in our current practices
In trauma care, a Principle is defined as which of the following? - answerWhat needs to be done
In addition to oxygen what is required to maintain the metabolic processes of life and energy
production? - answerGlucose
You respond for a patient who is sustained a GSW to the right upper thorax he is barely responsive,
pale, and diaphoretic which of the following is most appropriate for transport? - answerScoop
stretcher
Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should consider which of the following
as part of their pre-arrival assessment? - answerWeather conditions
The most appropriate for airway maneuver for trauma patients as which of the following? -
answerTrauma jaw thrust
Endotracheal intubation is a technique that requires which of the following? - answerSubstantial
training to maintain proficiency
Which of the following indicates that a trauma patient is having trouble breathing? - answerThe
patient breathing is noticeable
The patient presents with a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he has absent breath sounds
on the one side of his chest and respiratory distress which additional sign would indicate that the
patient has a tension pneumothorax? - answerHemodynamic compromise
In addition to direct pressure, tourniquets and immobilizing fractures, which of the following is most
effective by controlling hemorrhage - answerHemostatic agents
Which of the following is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury? - answerSystemic hypoxia
, PHTLS 8TH TEST WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
You're call 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 he is awake but confused, does not recall the incident,
and is vomiting with a headache. which of the following injuries is most likely? - answerConcussion
Which of the following findings indicate the need for immobilization when using a selective spinal
immobilization protocol? - answerPain or tenderness along the spine
Which of the following patients should be treated first in a blast-related multiple patients situation?
- answerA 30-year-old female with altered level of consciousness and decreased capillary refill
Excessive fluid resuscitation of the trauma patient can result in which of the following? -
answerIncreased blood loss
When should the secondary survey be accomplished? - answerWhen the time and situation allow
When approaching a trauma patient what is the first thing must be made? - answerScene safety
What is the most common type of shock resulting from trauma? - answerHemorrhagic
Which of the following best guides the decision to provide spinal immobilization? - answerHistory
and complaint
A 38 male sustained a large wound to his right thigh while at work what are the following actions is
the most important initial step? - answerHemorrhage control
A patient who sustained extensive blunt trauma to his trunk has absent lung sounds on the right,
marked respiratory distress, tachycardia and hypertension. What is the most appropriate
intervention? - answerNeedle decompression
The prehospital assessment of the trauma patient begins of which of the following? -
answerInformation provided by the dispatcher
EMS response for patient valve in a motor vehicle versus car collision. The patient is unresponsive
with vital signs of BP 82/palpitation, are our 24, pulse 128. What is the most likely type of shock? -
answerHypovolemic
SOLUTION
Care of the trauma patient in the field is an involving 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 which of the following? - answerChange in our current practices
In trauma care, a Principle is defined as which of the following? - answerWhat needs to be done
In addition to oxygen what is required to maintain the metabolic processes of life and energy
production? - answerGlucose
You respond for a patient who is sustained a GSW to the right upper thorax he is barely responsive,
pale, and diaphoretic which of the following is most appropriate for transport? - answerScoop
stretcher
Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should consider which of the following
as part of their pre-arrival assessment? - answerWeather conditions
The most appropriate for airway maneuver for trauma patients as which of the following? -
answerTrauma jaw thrust
Endotracheal intubation is a technique that requires which of the following? - answerSubstantial
training to maintain proficiency
Which of the following indicates that a trauma patient is having trouble breathing? - answerThe
patient breathing is noticeable
The patient presents with a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he has absent breath sounds
on the one side of his chest and respiratory distress which additional sign would indicate that the
patient has a tension pneumothorax? - answerHemodynamic compromise
In addition to direct pressure, tourniquets and immobilizing fractures, which of the following is most
effective by controlling hemorrhage - answerHemostatic agents
Which of the following is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury? - answerSystemic hypoxia
, PHTLS 8TH TEST WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
You're call 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 he is awake but confused, does not recall the incident,
and is vomiting with a headache. which of the following injuries is most likely? - answerConcussion
Which of the following findings indicate the need for immobilization when using a selective spinal
immobilization protocol? - answerPain or tenderness along the spine
Which of the following patients should be treated first in a blast-related multiple patients situation?
- answerA 30-year-old female with altered level of consciousness and decreased capillary refill
Excessive fluid resuscitation of the trauma patient can result in which of the following? -
answerIncreased blood loss
When should the secondary survey be accomplished? - answerWhen the time and situation allow
When approaching a trauma patient what is the first thing must be made? - answerScene safety
What is the most common type of shock resulting from trauma? - answerHemorrhagic
Which of the following best guides the decision to provide spinal immobilization? - answerHistory
and complaint
A 38 male sustained a large wound to his right thigh while at work what are the following actions is
the most important initial step? - answerHemorrhage control
A patient who sustained extensive blunt trauma to his trunk has absent lung sounds on the right,
marked respiratory distress, tachycardia and hypertension. What is the most appropriate
intervention? - answerNeedle decompression
The prehospital assessment of the trauma patient begins of which of the following? -
answerInformation provided by the dispatcher
EMS response for patient valve in a motor vehicle versus car collision. The patient is unresponsive
with vital signs of BP 82/palpitation, are our 24, pulse 128. What is the most likely type of shock? -
answerHypovolemic
