PHTLS 8th Edition Study test in depth Examination and 100% correctly verified Solutions Latest version 2024/2025
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PHTLS 8th Edition Study test in depth Examination and 100% correctly verified Solutions Latest version 2024/2025
What definition best describes shock? - correct answer a state of inadequate energy production
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in the unconscious trauma patient...
PHTLS 8th Edition Study test in
depth Examination and 100%
correctly verified Solutions Latest
version 2024/2025
What definition best describes shock? - correct answer a state
of inadequate energy production
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in the
unconscious trauma patient? - correct answer tongue
While caring for a patient who was involved in an altercation, he
vomits and his airway is totally obstructed with vomitus and
blood. What is the maximum amount of time that you can suction
his airway? - correct answer suction until his airway is clear
When energy produced by cells occurs during the state of
inadequate oxygenation, it is referred to as what condition? -
correct answer anaerobic metabolism
What sign of shock is not found during the primary survey? -
correct answer low blood pressure measurement
E.M.S. responds to a patient who has sustained a blunt injury to
the head. She had a period of unconsciousness followed by a
brief period of consciousness and then became unresponsive just
as E.M.S. arrived. Based solely on this information, what is most
likely her injury? - correct answer epidural hema-toma
,Inadvertent hyper-ventilation of a patient with suspected
traumatic brain injury (TBI) may lead to which complication? -
correct answer cerebral vasoconstriction
Spinal cord injuries can lead to hypo-tension due to what type of
physiologic changes? - correct answer vasodilation below the
level of injury
Which subset of patients compensate for blood loss the longest? -
correct answer pediatrics
A 55-year-old male is found unconscious after being assaulted.
Assessment reveals: snoring respirations, brady-pnea, facial
swelling, and unequal pupils. What is the most appropriate first
step? - correct answer jaw thrust maneuver
What is the best method for confirming proper placement of an
endo-tracheal tube in a trauma patient that has a palpable pulse?
- correct answer capnography
What best describes the goal of airway management? - correct
answer provide for adequate exchange of oxygen and carbon
dioxide (CO2)
What is most likely the source of hemorrhage in a patient with
unexplainable signs of shock? - correct answer intra-abdominal
injury
, What organ is most sensitive to hypo-tension? - correct answer
brain
After falling from the third story at a construction site, a 27-year-
old male is found unconscious with unequal pupils and irregular
respirations. What is the most appropriate rate of ventilations? -
correct answer 20 beats per minute (bpm)
After falling from the high bar, a gymnast has a loss of sensation
from the nipples down. What area of the spine is most likely
damaged? - correct answer thoracic four (T4)
What is the most important physical finding in a patient with a
suspected traumatic brain injury (TBI)? - correct answer
abnormal levels of consciousness
Pre-hospital providers respond to a male patient lying on the
ground after being struck by a high-speed motor vehicle. The
patient is ap-neic and pulseless. What is the most appropriate
action? - correct answer declare the patient dead
E.M.S. responds to an adult barista who spilled a cup of hot
coffee and sustained partial thickness burns to the abdomen and
right leg. The patient ran cool water over the area. What
intervention is most appropriate next? - correct answer cover
the affected area with dry sterile dressings
Pre-hospital providers have treated a sucking chest wound with
an occlusive dressing. During transport, the patient develops
increasing respiratory distress with increased respirations and
absent lung sounds [noted on repeat auscultation]. What is the
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