PHTLS 9TH ED.SELF-TEST EXAM WITH
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 - 2026
You respond to a patient who has sustained a stab wound to the left upper
thorax. She is barely responsive, pale and diaphoretic. Which of the following
is the most appropriate for transport?
a. Stair chair
b. Long board with full spine immobilization
c. Scoop stretcher
d. Short immobilization device - ANSWERS-You respond to a patient who has
sustained a stab wound to the left upper thorax. She is barely responsive,
pale and diaphoretic. Which of the following is the most appropriate for
transport?
a. Stair chair
b. Long board with full spine immobilization
*c. Scoop stretcher*
d. Short immobilization device
Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should consider
which of the following as part of their pre-arrival assessment?
,a. Calling for more units to respond
b. Weather conditions
c. The need for immediate transport
d. Post-exposure prophylaxis - ANSWERS-Units responding to a motor vehicle
accident on the highway should consider which of the following as part of
their pre-arrival assessment?
a. Calling for more units to respond
*b. Weather conditions*
c. The need for immediate transport
d. Post-exposure prophylaxis
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 - ANSWERS-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
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
d. EtCO2 - ANSWERS-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
*d. EtCO2*
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? - ANSWERS-Confirm the
tourniquet was properly applied.
Which of the following information is assessed during the secondary survey?
- ANSWERS-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 - ANSWERS-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.
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 - 2026
You respond to a patient who has sustained a stab wound to the left upper
thorax. She is barely responsive, pale and diaphoretic. Which of the following
is the most appropriate for transport?
a. Stair chair
b. Long board with full spine immobilization
c. Scoop stretcher
d. Short immobilization device - ANSWERS-You respond to a patient who has
sustained a stab wound to the left upper thorax. She is barely responsive,
pale and diaphoretic. Which of the following is the most appropriate for
transport?
a. Stair chair
b. Long board with full spine immobilization
*c. Scoop stretcher*
d. Short immobilization device
Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should consider
which of the following as part of their pre-arrival assessment?
,a. Calling for more units to respond
b. Weather conditions
c. The need for immediate transport
d. Post-exposure prophylaxis - ANSWERS-Units responding to a motor vehicle
accident on the highway should consider which of the following as part of
their pre-arrival assessment?
a. Calling for more units to respond
*b. Weather conditions*
c. The need for immediate transport
d. Post-exposure prophylaxis
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 - ANSWERS-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
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
d. EtCO2 - ANSWERS-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
*d. EtCO2*
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? - ANSWERS-Confirm the
tourniquet was properly applied.
Which of the following information is assessed during the secondary survey?
- ANSWERS-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 - ANSWERS-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.
