PHTLS Test Questions & Answers A+ Graded

PHTLS Test Questions & Answers A+ Graded 1. A 15 year-old was involved in a convenience store robbery and has sus tained a gunshot wound to his lower left abdomen. He is semi-conscious with a blood pressure of 74/40, pulse 136 and a respiratory rate of 28. What should you do first?: Prepare for imme diate transfer to a trauma center; establish IV on the way. 2. A 20 year-old female has fallen off the back of a truck while off road racing with friends. Her jaw is clenched; she is responding to noxious stimuli only, and has an increasing ETCO2 with a oxygen saturation of 80%. Initially, you unsuccessfully attempt to assist her ventilations with a bag valve mask. The next best step to secure the airway would be:: Initiate a pharmacologically assisted intubation 3. A young man fell 25 feet while rock climbing. He is alert but complaining of left sided chest pain when he breathes. He has tenderness noted to the left side with severely diminished breath sounds to that area. What is your initial thought regarding his presentation?: Simple pneumothorax 4. A 45 y.o. man fell from a roof and has a Glasgow Coma Scale of 3. Ideally, what is the best plan to proceed for advanced airway management?: Intubate using a video laryngoscope while maintaining spinal precautions