PHTLS Post test 9th edition Exam Questions with Answers, latest update
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PHTLS Post test 9th edition Exam Questions with Answers, latest update
The displacement of tissue away from the path of a projectile,
both tem- porarily and permanently, is known as:
A. Conization
B. Cavitation
C. Crepitation
D. Contusion: B. Cavitation
PHTLS Post test 9th edition Exam Questions with Answers, latest update
1. The displacement of tissue away from the path of a projectile,
both tem- porarily and permanently, is known as:
A. Conization
B. Cavitation
C. Crepitation
D. Contusion: B. Cavitation
2. With respect to the distance of a fall, which of the following is a
guideline for determining a critical fall?
A. 3 times the height of the patient
B. 2 times the height of the patient
C. 5 times the height of the patient
D. 1 ½ times the height of the patient: A. 3 times the height of the patient
3. During the primary survey and management
of a trauma patient, the E in ABCDE stands for ?
A. Edema
B. Eyes & ears
C. Expose/Environment
D. Electrical therapy: C. Expose/Environment
4. In which of the following situations is the use of a short spinal
immobiliza- tion device indicated?
A. 28 year old male, unrestrained driver in a frontal impact crash.
Awake, asks repeatedly what happened, complains of a headache, has
a hematoma on his forehead. BP 122/84, HR 92, VR 20.
B. 40 year old female who was pushed down a flight of stairs and is
lying prone on the landing between two flights of stairs, complaining of
back pain. BP 118/78, HR 100, VR 20.
C. 17 year old female, restrained driver in a frontal impact crash.
Awake, pale and diaphoretic, complains of upper right quadrant
abdominal pain. BP 100/70, HR 108, VR 20.
,D. None of the above: D. None of the above
5. Which of the following is 100% accurate in verifying
endotracheal tube placement?
A. Pulse oximetry
B. End-tidal capnometry
C. Syringe aspiration
D. None of the above: D. None of the above
6. Which of the following procedures is considered an essential
airway skill?
A. Needle cricothyroidotomy
B. Endotracheal intubation
C. Insertion of an oropharyngeal airway
D. Retrograde endotracheal intubation: C. Insertion of an oropharyngeal
airway
7. Which of the following is the mechanism by which pulmonary
contusion interferes with oxygenation?
A. Inability to generate negative intrapleural pressure
B. Decrease in vital capacity due to collapse of the flail segment
C. Increased intrathoracic pressure
D. Blood and fluid in the alveoli and interstitial spaces of the lung: D.
Blood and fluid in the alveoli and interstitial spaces of the lung
8. Which of the following is NOT a component of the Fick Principle?
A. Adequate number of platelets in the blood
B. Oxygenation of red blood cells
C. Transportation of red blood cells to the tissues of the body
D. Off-loading oxygen from the red blood cells to the tissues: A.
Adequate number of platelets in the blood
9. A trauma patient who has fallen 20 feet from an apartment
balcony is alert with warm, dry, pink skin, with normal capillary
, refilling time to the lower extremities, and is hypotensive. The upper
extremities are cool, pale and diaphoretic. Which of the following
injuries should be suspected?
A. Aortic dissection
B. Liver laceration
C. Fractured pelvis
D. Spinal cord injury: D. Spinal cord injury
10. Which of the following assessment techniques is least useful in
the pre- hospital assessment of the patient with suspected
intraabdominal trauma?
A. Palpation
B. Auscultation
C. Inspection
D. Scene assessment: B. Auscultation
11. A patient struck in the back of the head with a baseball bat may
sustain a cerebral contusion to which area of the brain?
A. Frontal and occipital
B. Occipital
C. Parietal
D. Frontal: B. Occipital
(probably too low velocity for Coup & Contre Coup)
12. Which of the following presentation indicate spinal cord injury?
A. Complete loss of sensory and motor function below the site of injury
B. Weakness and parethesia in the upper extremities, but normal
function in the lower extremities
C. Complete loss of function on one side of the body and loss of
pain and temperature sensation on the opposite side
D. All of the above: D. All of the above
13. Which of the following descriptions meets the criteria for
transport to a facility with a burn unit?
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