PHTLS 9th Ed. Self-test Questions
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PHTLS 9th Ed. Self-test Questions and Answers New
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,PHTLS 9th Ed. Self-test Questions and Answers New
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The most appropriate airway maneuver in the initial management of a trauma
patient is which of the following?
a. Head tilt, chin lift
b. Supraglottic airway
c. Trauma jaw thrust
d. Oropharyngeal airway - correct answer ✅
The most appropriate airwaymaneuver in the initial management of a
trauma patient is which of the following?
a. Head tilt, chin lift
b. Supraglottic airway
*c. Trauma jaw thrust*
d. Oropharyngeal airway
When verifying ET tube placement on a perfusing patient, the "gold standard" of
monitoring is considered to be?
a. Colorimetric carbon dioxide detector
b. Pulse oximetry
c. Listening to lung sounds
PHTLS 9th Ed. Self-test Questions and Answers New
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d. EtCO2 - correct answer ✅
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 pneumothorax?
a. Distended neck veins
b. Muffled heart sounds
c. Narrowed pulse pressure
d. Tracheal deviation towards the side of injury - correct answer ✅
Excessive fluidresuscitation of the trauma patient can result in which of
the following?
*a. Increased blood loss*
b. Decreased mortality
c. Earlier discharge from the hospital
d. A higher incidence of sepsis in the ICU
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A 30-year-old male is injured in a terror bombing. He experiences traumatic
amputation of his left leg at knee level. An improvised tourniquet was put in
place by bystanders. The victim is conscious and in severe pain. You first action
should be to do which of the following? - correct answer ✅Confirm the
tourniquet was properly applied.
Which of the following information is assessed during the secondary survey? -
correct answer ✅vitals
When caring for a trauma patient a principle is what is necessary for patient
improvement or survival. A preference is how the principle is achieved and
depends upon four factors. The factors used to accomplish the preference in
treating the patient include all except:
a. Condition of the patient
b. Equipment available
c. Situation that exists
d. Research information - correct answer ✅
When caring for a trauma patient a principle is what is necessary for patient
improvement or survival. A preferenceis how the principle is achieved and
depends upon four factors. The factors usedto accomplish the preference in
treating the patient include all except:
a. Condition of the patient
PHTLS 9th Ed. Self-test Questions and Answers New
Update 2023
and Answers New Update
PHTLS 9th Ed. Self-test Questions and Answers New
Update
,PHTLS 9th Ed. Self-test Questions and Answers New
Update 2023
The most appropriate airway maneuver in the initial management of a trauma
patient is which of the following?
a. Head tilt, chin lift
b. Supraglottic airway
c. Trauma jaw thrust
d. Oropharyngeal airway - correct answer ✅
The most appropriate airwaymaneuver in the initial management of a
trauma patient is which of the following?
a. Head tilt, chin lift
b. Supraglottic airway
*c. Trauma jaw thrust*
d. Oropharyngeal airway
When verifying ET tube placement on a perfusing patient, the "gold standard" of
monitoring is considered to be?
a. Colorimetric carbon dioxide detector
b. Pulse oximetry
c. Listening to lung sounds
PHTLS 9th Ed. Self-test Questions and Answers New
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,PHTLS 9th Ed. Self-test Questions and Answers New
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d. EtCO2 - correct answer ✅
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 pneumothorax?
a. Distended neck veins
b. Muffled heart sounds
c. Narrowed pulse pressure
d. Tracheal deviation towards the side of injury - correct answer ✅
Excessive fluidresuscitation of the trauma patient can result in which of
the following?
*a. Increased blood loss*
b. Decreased mortality
c. Earlier discharge from the hospital
d. A higher incidence of sepsis in the ICU
, PHTLS 9th Ed. Self-test Questions and Answers New
Update 2023
A 30-year-old male is injured in a terror bombing. He experiences traumatic
amputation of his left leg at knee level. An improvised tourniquet was put in
place by bystanders. The victim is conscious and in severe pain. You first action
should be to do which of the following? - correct answer ✅Confirm the
tourniquet was properly applied.
Which of the following information is assessed during the secondary survey? -
correct answer ✅vitals
When caring for a trauma patient a principle is what is necessary for patient
improvement or survival. A preference is how the principle is achieved and
depends upon four factors. The factors used to accomplish the preference in
treating the patient include all except:
a. Condition of the patient
b. Equipment available
c. Situation that exists
d. Research information - correct answer ✅
When caring for a trauma patient a principle is what is necessary for patient
improvement or survival. A preferenceis how the principle is achieved and
depends upon four factors. The factors usedto accomplish the preference in
treating the patient include all except:
a. Condition of the patient
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