PHTLS 9th Ed. Self-test
1. 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.
You first action should be to do which of the following?: Confirm the
tourniquet was properly applied.
2. Which of the following information is assessed during the
secondary survey?: vitals
3. When caring for a trauma patient a principle is what is necessary for
pa- tient improvement or survival. A preference is how the principle is
achieved and depends upon four factors. The factors used to accomplish
the prefer- ence in treating the patient include all except:
a. Condition of the patient
b. Equipment available
c. Situation that exists
d. Research information: 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 accomplish the preference in treating the patient
include all except:
a. Condition of the patient
b.Equipment available
c. Situation that exists
*d. Research information*
,4. Approximately 20% of all child abuse is the result of intentional
burning. The majority of the children intentionally burned are of what
age?
a. 0 to 12 years of age
b. 5 to 6 years of age
c. 1 to 2 years of age
d. Less than 1 year of age: Approximately 20% of all child abuse is the
result of intentional burning. The majority of the children intentionally
burned are of what age?
a. 0 to 12 years of age
b.5 to 6 years of age
*c. 1 to 2 years of age*
d. Less than 1 year of age
5. In addition to glucose, what is required to maintain the metabolic
process- es of life and energy production?
a. Carbon monoxide
b. Krebs cells
,c. Lymphocytes
d. Oxygen: In addition to glucose, what is required to maintain the
metabolic processes of life and energy production?
a. Carbon monoxide
b.Krebs cells
c. Lymphocytes
*d. Oxygen*
6. You respond to a patient who has sustained a stab wound to the left
upper thorax. She is barely responsive, pale and diaphoretic. Which of the
following is the most appropriate for transport?
a. Stair chair
b. Long board with full spine immobilization
c. Scoop stretcher
d. Short immobilization device: You respond to a patient who has
sustained a stab wound to the left upper thorax. She is barely
responsive, pale and diaphoretic. Which of the following is the most
appropriate for transport?
a. Stair chair
b.Long board with full spine immobilization
*c. Scoop stretcher*
d. Short immobilization device
7. Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway
should consider which of the following as part of their pre-arrival
assessment?
a. Calling for more units to respond
, b. Weather conditions
c. The need for immediate transport
d. Post-exposure prophylaxis: Units responding to a motor vehicle
accident on the highway should consider which of the following as
part of their pre-arrival assessment?
a. Calling for more units to respond
*b. Weather conditions*
c. The need for immediate transport
d. Post-exposure prophylaxis
8. The most appropriate airway maneuver in the initial management
of a trauma patient is which of the following?
a. Head tilt, chin lift
b. Supraglottic airway
c. Trauma jaw thrust
d. Oropharyngeal airway: The most appropriate airway maneuver in the
initial
1. 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.
You first action should be to do which of the following?: Confirm the
tourniquet was properly applied.
2. Which of the following information is assessed during the
secondary survey?: vitals
3. When caring for a trauma patient a principle is what is necessary for
pa- tient improvement or survival. A preference is how the principle is
achieved and depends upon four factors. The factors used to accomplish
the prefer- ence in treating the patient include all except:
a. Condition of the patient
b. Equipment available
c. Situation that exists
d. Research information: 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 accomplish the preference in treating the patient
include all except:
a. Condition of the patient
b.Equipment available
c. Situation that exists
*d. Research information*
,4. Approximately 20% of all child abuse is the result of intentional
burning. The majority of the children intentionally burned are of what
age?
a. 0 to 12 years of age
b. 5 to 6 years of age
c. 1 to 2 years of age
d. Less than 1 year of age: Approximately 20% of all child abuse is the
result of intentional burning. The majority of the children intentionally
burned are of what age?
a. 0 to 12 years of age
b.5 to 6 years of age
*c. 1 to 2 years of age*
d. Less than 1 year of age
5. In addition to glucose, what is required to maintain the metabolic
process- es of life and energy production?
a. Carbon monoxide
b. Krebs cells
,c. Lymphocytes
d. Oxygen: In addition to glucose, what is required to maintain the
metabolic processes of life and energy production?
a. Carbon monoxide
b.Krebs cells
c. Lymphocytes
*d. Oxygen*
6. You respond to a patient who has sustained a stab wound to the left
upper thorax. She is barely responsive, pale and diaphoretic. Which of the
following is the most appropriate for transport?
a. Stair chair
b. Long board with full spine immobilization
c. Scoop stretcher
d. Short immobilization device: You respond to a patient who has
sustained a stab wound to the left upper thorax. She is barely
responsive, pale and diaphoretic. Which of the following is the most
appropriate for transport?
a. Stair chair
b.Long board with full spine immobilization
*c. Scoop stretcher*
d. Short immobilization device
7. Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway
should consider which of the following as part of their pre-arrival
assessment?
a. Calling for more units to respond
, b. Weather conditions
c. The need for immediate transport
d. Post-exposure prophylaxis: Units responding to a motor vehicle
accident on the highway should consider which of the following as
part of their pre-arrival assessment?
a. Calling for more units to respond
*b. Weather conditions*
c. The need for immediate transport
d. Post-exposure prophylaxis
8. The most appropriate airway maneuver in the initial management
of a trauma patient is which of the following?
a. Head tilt, chin lift
b. Supraglottic airway
c. Trauma jaw thrust
d. Oropharyngeal airway: The most appropriate airway maneuver in the
initial
