PHTLS 8TH ED. SELF-TEST EXAM QUESTIONS

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PHTLS 8TH ED. SELF-TEST EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Which of the following is a Golden Principle of trauma care?

• Ensure adequate airway and ventilation
• Complete a thorough head-to-toe survey before initiating treatment
• Rescuer safety is secondary to caring for the patient
• Use chilled intravenous fluids to promote hypothermia

Answer:

Which of the following is a Golden Principle of trauma care?

• Ensure adequate airway and ventilation

• Complete a thorough head-to-toe survey before initiating treatment

• Rescuer safety is secondary to caring for the patient

• Use chilled intravenous fluids to promote hypothermia

Question 2: In a blast-related multiple patient situation, which of the following patients should be treated first?

• A 33-year-old female with altered level of consciousness and decreased capillary refill
• A 28-year-old male with an arm amputation who has bleeding controlled with a tourniquet

• A 14-year-old pulseless female with grey matter visible from a head wound
• A 78-year-old male awake and unable to hear

Answer:

In a blast-related multiple patient situation, which of the following patients should be treated first?

• A 33-year-old female with altered level of consciousness and decreased capillary refill

• A 28-year-old male with an arm amputation who has bleeding controlled with a tourniquet

• A 14-year-old pulseless female with grey matter visible from a head wound

• A 78-year-old male awake and unable to hear

Question 3: Of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury?

• Cerebral edema
• Systemic hypoxia
• Intracranial hematomas
• Herniation syndromes

Answer:

Of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury?

• Cerebral edema

• Systemic hypoxia

• Intracranial hematomas

• Herniation syndromes

Question 4: The secondary survey should be accomplished:

• Never on a critical patient
• Before transport
• When time and Situation allow

• Before moving the patient

Answer:

The secondary survey should be accomplished:

• Never on a critical patient

• Before transport

• When time and Situation allow

• Before moving the patient

Question 5: 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?

• Jaw-thrust maneuver
• Pharmacologically assisted intubation
• Perform nasotracheal intubation
• Perform a surgical Cricothyrotomy

Answer:

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?

• Jaw-thrust maneuver

• Pharmacologically assisted intubation

• Perform nasotracheal intubation

• Perform a surgical Cricothyrotomy

Question 6: EMS responds for a patient involved in a motorcycle vs. car collision. The patient is unresponsive with no movement of lower extremities and loss of temperature control below the T10. Which type of shock is the patient experiencing?

• Cardiogenic

• Hypovolemic
• Neurogenic
• Obstructive

Answer:

EMS responds for a patient involved in a motorcycle vs. car collision. The patient is unresponsive with no movement of lower extremities and loss of temperature control below the T10. Which type of shock is the patient experiencing?

• Cardiogenic

• Hypovolemic

• Neurogenic

• Obstructive

Question 7: 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?

• C3
• T4
• T10
• T12

Answer:

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?

• C3

• T4

• T10

• T12