PHTLS Post-Test Questions and Answers |Fall 2025/2026
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Question 1
the pre-hospital assessment of the trauma patient begins with which of the following?
Correct Answer
infromation provided by the dispatcher
Question 2
You respond to a reported assault at a local bar. On arrival, you find a 46-year-old male on the bathroom floor with snoring
respirations at 4 times per minute and obvious facial injuries. Pupils reveal the R pupil is 4mm and the L pupil is 7mm and
non-reactive. What is the most appropriate first step?
a. Jaw-thrust maneuver
b. Pharmacologically assisted intubation
c. Perform nasotracheal intubation
d. Perform a surgical Cricothyrotomy
Correct Answer
jaw thrust maneuver
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, Question 3
when verifying ET tube placement on a perfusing patinet, the "gold standard" of monitoring is considered to be ?
Correct Answer
waveform capnography
Question 4
you have a patient who is 35 weeks pregnant who was assaulted by her boyfriend. patient is having severe abdominal pain
described as "tearing" and on exam you note her abdomen is asymmetrical and believe you can feel the fetus through the
abdominal wall. what condition do you suspect?
Correct Answer
ruptured uterus
Question 5
what is the most common cause of airway obstruction in the unresponsive trauma patient?
Correct Answer
tongue
Question 6
in addition to glucose, what is required to maintain the metabolic processess of life and energy production?
Correct Answer
oxygen
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Update | 100% Correct Latest
Question 1
the pre-hospital assessment of the trauma patient begins with which of the following?
Correct Answer
infromation provided by the dispatcher
Question 2
You respond to a reported assault at a local bar. On arrival, you find a 46-year-old male on the bathroom floor with snoring
respirations at 4 times per minute and obvious facial injuries. Pupils reveal the R pupil is 4mm and the L pupil is 7mm and
non-reactive. What is the most appropriate first step?
a. Jaw-thrust maneuver
b. Pharmacologically assisted intubation
c. Perform nasotracheal intubation
d. Perform a surgical Cricothyrotomy
Correct Answer
jaw thrust maneuver
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, Question 3
when verifying ET tube placement on a perfusing patinet, the "gold standard" of monitoring is considered to be ?
Correct Answer
waveform capnography
Question 4
you have a patient who is 35 weeks pregnant who was assaulted by her boyfriend. patient is having severe abdominal pain
described as "tearing" and on exam you note her abdomen is asymmetrical and believe you can feel the fetus through the
abdominal wall. what condition do you suspect?
Correct Answer
ruptured uterus
Question 5
what is the most common cause of airway obstruction in the unresponsive trauma patient?
Correct Answer
tongue
Question 6
in addition to glucose, what is required to maintain the metabolic processess of life and energy production?
Correct Answer
oxygen
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