PHTLS 10th EDITION PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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A 78-year-old female was involved in a minor car crash. She is shivering and exhibits repetitive
questioning. She is a type II diabetic and takes an anticoagulant. What should your initial
treatment be?
Move patient to a warm environment
3 multiple choice options
A 29-year-old male falls 17 feet (5m) to the ground from a tree. He complains of pain with
movement and pain on the right side of his chest when he breathes. You note accessory muscle
use, focal tenderness, bony crepitus, and absent breath sounds on his right side. What should
you suspect?
Simple pneumothorax
3 multiple choice options
A 55-year-old male has burns to both lower extremities from a car crash. He is awake and in
severe pain. Assessment reveals dry, white, leathery, appearance in both lower extremities.
What is the burn classification?
Full thickness
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following physiological changes associated with aging may contribute to an
increased incidence of falls among the elderly?
, Declining visual acuity
3 multiple choice options
Which type of shock included neurogenic and anaphylactic shock?
Distributive
3 multiple choice options
A 13-year-old male was a restrained passenger in a car crash at highway speed. He is alert and
oriented on-scene and walking around. What should you do?
Consider spinal motion restriction and assess his c-spine
3 multiple choice options
A 24-year-old construction worker amputated his thumb. How should you manage the
amputation?
Wrap in moistened gauze
3 multiple choice options
A 41-year-old male was stabbed in the chest immediately below the sternum. He complains of
shortness of breath and has engorged jugular veins. Vital signs are BP 108/84, P 130 R 26. What
should you suspect?
Cardiac tamponade
3 multiple choice options
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A 78-year-old female was involved in a minor car crash. She is shivering and exhibits repetitive
questioning. She is a type II diabetic and takes an anticoagulant. What should your initial
treatment be?
Move patient to a warm environment
3 multiple choice options
A 29-year-old male falls 17 feet (5m) to the ground from a tree. He complains of pain with
movement and pain on the right side of his chest when he breathes. You note accessory muscle
use, focal tenderness, bony crepitus, and absent breath sounds on his right side. What should
you suspect?
Simple pneumothorax
3 multiple choice options
A 55-year-old male has burns to both lower extremities from a car crash. He is awake and in
severe pain. Assessment reveals dry, white, leathery, appearance in both lower extremities.
What is the burn classification?
Full thickness
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following physiological changes associated with aging may contribute to an
increased incidence of falls among the elderly?
, Declining visual acuity
3 multiple choice options
Which type of shock included neurogenic and anaphylactic shock?
Distributive
3 multiple choice options
A 13-year-old male was a restrained passenger in a car crash at highway speed. He is alert and
oriented on-scene and walking around. What should you do?
Consider spinal motion restriction and assess his c-spine
3 multiple choice options
A 24-year-old construction worker amputated his thumb. How should you manage the
amputation?
Wrap in moistened gauze
3 multiple choice options
A 41-year-old male was stabbed in the chest immediately below the sternum. He complains of
shortness of breath and has engorged jugular veins. Vital signs are BP 108/84, P 130 R 26. What
should you suspect?
Cardiac tamponade
3 multiple choice options
