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PHTLS Post Test 9th /75 Questions With VerifiedAnswers (A+)
Quiz :The displacement of tissue away from the path of a projectile, both
temporarily and permanently, is known as:
- √Answer :Cavitation
Quiz :The single most important factor in determining the potential for injury
due to energy exchange is: - √Answer :Velocity of the bodies involved
Quiz :In the management of shock, isotonic crystalloid solutions, such as
Ringer's, are preferred because:
- √Answer :These solutions will stay in the vascular space longer than water
solutions, such as D5W
Quiz :With respect to the distance of a fall, which of the following is a guideline
for determining a critical fall?
- √Answer :3 times the height of the patient
Quiz :The phase of an explosion, or blast, in which hollow organs are squeezed
and may rupture is called the __________ phase.
- √Answer :Primary phase
Quiz :During the primary survey and management of a trauma patient, the E in
ABCDE stands for _________?
- √Answer :Expose/Environment
Quiz :The time in which surgical intervention can make a difference in patient
outcome is the __________?
- √Answer :Golden period (hour)
Quiz :In the absence of extenuating circumstances, the maximum amount of
time it should take to identify and manage immediate threats to life, prepare
the patient for transport and begin transport is _________?
- √Answer :10 minutes
Quiz :In which of the following situations is the use of a short spinal
immobilization device indicated?
- √Answer :None of the above
, Quiz :Your patient is a 32 year old man, restrained driver of a vehicle that has
been involved in a frontal impact with a concrete bridge abutment. The patient
is awake, but has difficulty answering questions due to shortness of breath. His
ventilatory rate is 30 per minute. Of the following choices, when is the first
time the patient's breath sounds should be checked?
- √Answer :Prior to being removed from the vehicle
Quiz :Which of the following represents adequate spontaneous ventilation in
an adult?
- √Answer :Tidal volume 600 mL, ventilatory rate 12/minute
Quiz :Which of the following is 100% accurate in verifying endotracheal tube
placement?
- √Answer :None of the above
Quiz :When utilizing percutaneous transtracheal ventilation, the correct ration
of lung inflation to lung inflation time, in seconds, is:
- √Answer :1:4
Quiz :Which of the following is a possible complication of using a manually
triggered oxygen powered device for ventilation?
- √Answer :All of the above
Quiz :Which of the following procedures is considered an essential airway -
√Answer :Insertion of an oropharyngeal airway
Quiz :Pericardial tamponade is most likely to occur in which of the following
situations?
- √Answer :Stab wound to the chest
Quiz :Which of the following is the preferred site for needle decompression of
a tension pneumothorax?
- √Answer :2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line, just over top of the 3rd rib
Quiz :Which of the following is the mechanism by which pulmonary contusion
interferes with oxygenation?
- √Answer :Blood and fluid in the alveoli and interstitial spaces of the lung
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