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PHTLS POST TEST EXAM NEWEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM PREPARATION WITH COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, EXAMS OF NURSING
in a blast related multiple patient situation, which of the following patients should be treated
first? - - ANS✔️--a 33 year old female with altered level of consciousness and decreased capillary
refill
a 30 year old male is thrown from his horse, landing on the top rail of a pipe fence and now has a
loss of sensation from the nipples down. what level of the spine do you suspect he injured? - -
ANS✔️--T4
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. your first action should be to do which of the following? - -
ANS✔️--confirm the tourniquet was properly applied
________ is the earliest sign of deterioration in a patient with a flail chest - - ANS✔️--respiratory
rate increase
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of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury addressable during the
transport phase - - ANS✔️--systemic hypoxia
in a patient with a suspected traumatic brain injury, what is the most concerning physical
finding? - - ANS✔️--altered level of consciousness
a 23 year old male construction worker fell approximately 30 feet from a roof. the patient is
unresponsive to all stimuli; his R pupil is 7mm and non-reactive and his L pupil is 3mm. he has
irregular respirations at 8 breaths per minute. You do not have waveform capnography, so what
is the most appropriate rate of ventilations - - ANS✔️--20 BPM
while caring for a patient who was involved in an altercation, the patient vomits, causing his
airway to become totally obsturcted with vomitus and blood. what is the most important action? -
- ANS✔️--suctioning the airway
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 establish the preference in treating the patient include all except - - ANS✔️--research
information
which of the following is the best indicator of shock in a trauma patient? - - ANS✔️--depressed
level of cognition
PHTLS POST TEST EXAM NEWEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM PREPARATION WITH COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, EXAMS OF NURSING
in a blast related multiple patient situation, which of the following patients should be treated
first? - - ANS✔️--a 33 year old female with altered level of consciousness and decreased capillary
refill
a 30 year old male is thrown from his horse, landing on the top rail of a pipe fence and now has a
loss of sensation from the nipples down. what level of the spine do you suspect he injured? - -
ANS✔️--T4
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. your first action should be to do which of the following? - -
ANS✔️--confirm the tourniquet was properly applied
________ is the earliest sign of deterioration in a patient with a flail chest - - ANS✔️--respiratory
rate increase
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of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury addressable during the
transport phase - - ANS✔️--systemic hypoxia
in a patient with a suspected traumatic brain injury, what is the most concerning physical
finding? - - ANS✔️--altered level of consciousness
a 23 year old male construction worker fell approximately 30 feet from a roof. the patient is
unresponsive to all stimuli; his R pupil is 7mm and non-reactive and his L pupil is 3mm. he has
irregular respirations at 8 breaths per minute. You do not have waveform capnography, so what
is the most appropriate rate of ventilations - - ANS✔️--20 BPM
while caring for a patient who was involved in an altercation, the patient vomits, causing his
airway to become totally obsturcted with vomitus and blood. what is the most important action? -
- ANS✔️--suctioning the airway
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 establish the preference in treating the patient include all except - - ANS✔️--research
information
which of the following is the best indicator of shock in a trauma patient? - - ANS✔️--depressed
level of cognition
