PHTLS Pretest 9th edition Version 1NV Questions with correct and Verified Answers (2023)
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PHTLS Pretest 9th edition Version 1NV
Questions with correct and Verified
Answers (2023)
A 30-year-old male is thrown from his horse, landing on the top rail of a pipefence
and now has a loss of sensation from the nipples down. What level ofthe spine
do you suspect he injured?
a) C3
b)...
PHTLS Pretest 9th edition Version 1NV
Questions with correct and Verified
Answers (2023)
A 30-year-old male is thrown from his horse, landing on the top rail of a pipefence
and now has a loss of sensation from the nipples down. What level ofthe spine
do you suspect he injured?
a) C3
b) T4
c) T10
d) T12 - correct answer ✅T4
In addition to glucose, what is required to maintain the metabolic processesof life
and energy production?
a) Carbon monoxide
b) Krebs cells
c) Lymphocytes
d) Oxygen - correct answer ✅Oxygen
The most appropriate airway maneuver in the initial management of a trauma
patient is which of the following?
Hemostatic agents should be used for excessive bleeding when direct
pressure alone does not work. The proper way to use most hemostatic
agents is which of the following?
a) Placing the agent around the edges of the wound
b) Placing the agent properly into the wound and holding direct pressure
c) Only using it after a tourniquet has been applied for 10 minutes
d) Hemostatic agents should never be used unless you have a fall in blood
pressure - correct answer ✅Placing the agent properly into the wound and
holding direct pressure
When using a selective spinal immobilization protocol, which of thefollowing
findings indicate the need for immobilization?
a) Past history of spinal injury
b) Being an unrestrained passenger in a motor vehicle crash
c) Being ambulatory at the scene
d) An associated femoral shaft fracture with severe pain - correct answer
✅An associated femoral shaft fracture with severe pain
EMS arrives on a scene and finds that emergency medical responders have
attempted to immobilize a pediatric patient onto a long backboard. They note
that the patient's head is in a flexed position. Which of the following actions is the
most appropriate?
, a) Adjust the cervical collar
b) Log-roll patient into a left lateral recumbent position
c) Place padding under the patient's head and neck
d) Place padding under the patient's torso - correct answer ✅Place padding
under the patient's torso
EMS is treating a 24-year-old soccer player who was kicked in the chest.
Prehospital providers note paradoxical movement of a portion of the patient's
chest wall. The patient's respiratory rate is 16 and oxygen saturation is 94%. What
is the most appropriate action?
a) Endotracheal intubation
b) Provide supplemental oxygen and transport to a trauma center
c) Place bulky dressing over the wound and tightly wrap the chest
d) Stabilize the segment with sandbags on the chest - correct answer
✅Provide supplemental oxygen and transport to a trauma center
Which of the following is a Golden Principle of trauma care?
a) Ensure adequate airway and ventilation
b) Complete a thorough head-to-toe survey before initiating treatment
c) Rescuer safety is secondary to caring for the patient
d) Use chilled intravenous fluids to promote hypothermia - correct answer
✅Ensure adequate airway and ventilation
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