PHTLS 9TH AND 10TH Edition 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024/2025 CORRECT
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PHTLS 9TH AND 10TH Edition
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A 27 year old female has multi system trauma. Which life threat is your first
priority?
Significant external hemorrhage
A 14 year old male suffered from helmet-to-helmet contact during a football
gamefollowed by a 30 second ...
A 27 year old female has multi system trauma. Which life threat is your first
priority?
Significant external hemorrhage
A 14 year old male suffered from helmet-to-helmet contact during a football
gamefollowed by a 30 second period of unconsciousness. Initial exam
shows that he isawake but slow to respond. He is nauseated and has a
headache. He becomes unresponsive during transport. Examination of the
pupils reveals a left pupil that is dilated and not reactive. What type of
hemorrhage should you suspect?
Epidural
A 28 year old male fell from his motorcycle during a low speed accident.
He removed his own helmet after the accident. He has an open left
femur fracturewith severe external bleeding from the wound. What
should you do?
Apply direct pressure to the wound
A 13 year old male was riding on an all-terrain vehicle when he drove into a
wire fence. He's sitting on the ground with a towel over his lower face. He
has an openjaw fracture. What is your primary concern?
Obstruction of the airway
, What type of burn should be treated as a life or limb threatening injury
due toconstriction of the injured tissues?
Circumferential
A 50 year old male fell from a 6th story balcony. Intubation attempts have
been unsuccessful. His Glasgow Coma Scale score is 6 (E1, V1, M4). You note
agonalrespirations. What should you do first?
Insert a superglottic airway device
A 24 year old construction worker amputated his thumb. How should you
managethe amputation?
Wrap in moistened gauze
A 55 year old male has burns to both lower extremities from a car crash. He
is awake and in severe pain. Assessment reveals dry, white, leathery
appearance inboth lower extremities. What is the burn classification?
Full thickness
A 44 year old male was ejected from a truck traveling at 44 mph (60 kph).
He is lying supine on the ground with snoring respirations. What should
you do first?
Manually stabilize the cervical spine
Where is the preferred landmark for needle decompression?
Anterior axillary line, 5th intercostal space
A 23 year old male was skateboarding down a ramp when he flipped over
and landed on his head. He is clenching his jaw and you are unable to insert
and oralairway. He thrashes his head when yo9u attempt to provide bag-
mask ventilations. His oxygen saturation is decreasing, and his ETCO2 is
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