1|Page
PHTLS PRE-TEST AND POST TEST EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
How much more likely are you to die if you are involved in a
rollover? - ANSWER-6x
Concern with rear impacts? - ANSWER-whiplash injuries
Good thing about wearing helmets? - ANSWER-they save lives &
decrease injuries
Auto vs. Ped facts? - ANSWER-Child - Freeze & stand there, get
drug under car, multi-system trauma
Adult - turn & run, extremity trauma
Important aspects of falls? - ANSWER-15 feet or 3x their height &
the surface they land on = (severity of fall)
Body part they land on = (type of injury)
,2|Page
what are the 5 phases of bast injuries? - ANSWER-1. Primary -
pressure wave, effects hollow organs
2. Secondary - Bomb fragments
3. Tertiary - person in thrown, or falling debris
4. Quaternary - heat/thermal burns
5. Quinary - bio/chemical/implanted objects sprayed from the
object
What is an intimate injury? - ANSWER-Stabbing... Look for than
one wound, be cautious of "cone of injury, any direction", length of
knife?
In regards to violence what should you do? - ANSWER-1. DONT
BE THERE!!!!
2. Retreat
3. Defuse the situation (word ninja)
4. Defend yourself
,3|Page
30 - 2, Can Do = what color? - ANSWER-Green
30 - 2, Cant Do = what color? - ANSWER-Yellow
Deficit to 30 - 2, Can Do (ALOC, Respirations, Circulation) = what
color? - ANSWER-Red
What is the goal of the primary assessment? - ANSWER-to find &
correct life threats
What is the most common threat to life? - ANSWER-inadequate
tissue perfusion/shock (a early sign is ALOC)
If you dont know ______ then your already behind the 8 ball?! -
ANSWER-the MOI
Injury to solid organs = ? - ANSWER-hemmorage
Injury to hollow organs = ? - ANSWER-infection/peritonitis)
, 4|Page
What is Grey Turners sign? - ANSWER-ecchymosis at the flank
due to retroperitoneal bleed
What is Cullens Sign? - ANSWER-ecchymosis at the umbilicus
due to retroperitoneal bleed
When the application of kinetic energy to the body from either a
blunt or penetrating mechanism displaces tissue, this is known as
- ANSWER-CAVITATION
Which of the following is an example of the tertiary phase blast
injury? - ANSWER-CRUSHING INJURY DUE TO STRUCTURAL
COLLAPSE.
The most common threat to life among trauma patients is? -
ANSWER-INTERNAL HEMORRHAGE
Your patient is an injured construction worker bleeding profusely
from a large laceration to the left thigh. He is confused and has
pale, moist skin. Direct pressure applied to the wound by a first
PHTLS PRE-TEST AND POST TEST EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
How much more likely are you to die if you are involved in a
rollover? - ANSWER-6x
Concern with rear impacts? - ANSWER-whiplash injuries
Good thing about wearing helmets? - ANSWER-they save lives &
decrease injuries
Auto vs. Ped facts? - ANSWER-Child - Freeze & stand there, get
drug under car, multi-system trauma
Adult - turn & run, extremity trauma
Important aspects of falls? - ANSWER-15 feet or 3x their height &
the surface they land on = (severity of fall)
Body part they land on = (type of injury)
,2|Page
what are the 5 phases of bast injuries? - ANSWER-1. Primary -
pressure wave, effects hollow organs
2. Secondary - Bomb fragments
3. Tertiary - person in thrown, or falling debris
4. Quaternary - heat/thermal burns
5. Quinary - bio/chemical/implanted objects sprayed from the
object
What is an intimate injury? - ANSWER-Stabbing... Look for than
one wound, be cautious of "cone of injury, any direction", length of
knife?
In regards to violence what should you do? - ANSWER-1. DONT
BE THERE!!!!
2. Retreat
3. Defuse the situation (word ninja)
4. Defend yourself
,3|Page
30 - 2, Can Do = what color? - ANSWER-Green
30 - 2, Cant Do = what color? - ANSWER-Yellow
Deficit to 30 - 2, Can Do (ALOC, Respirations, Circulation) = what
color? - ANSWER-Red
What is the goal of the primary assessment? - ANSWER-to find &
correct life threats
What is the most common threat to life? - ANSWER-inadequate
tissue perfusion/shock (a early sign is ALOC)
If you dont know ______ then your already behind the 8 ball?! -
ANSWER-the MOI
Injury to solid organs = ? - ANSWER-hemmorage
Injury to hollow organs = ? - ANSWER-infection/peritonitis)
, 4|Page
What is Grey Turners sign? - ANSWER-ecchymosis at the flank
due to retroperitoneal bleed
What is Cullens Sign? - ANSWER-ecchymosis at the umbilicus
due to retroperitoneal bleed
When the application of kinetic energy to the body from either a
blunt or penetrating mechanism displaces tissue, this is known as
- ANSWER-CAVITATION
Which of the following is an example of the tertiary phase blast
injury? - ANSWER-CRUSHING INJURY DUE TO STRUCTURAL
COLLAPSE.
The most common threat to life among trauma patients is? -
ANSWER-INTERNAL HEMORRHAGE
Your patient is an injured construction worker bleeding profusely
from a large laceration to the left thigh. He is confused and has
pale, moist skin. Direct pressure applied to the wound by a first
