PHTLS Final Latest Update 2024-2025 Actual
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__________ is the earliest sign of deterioration in a patient with a flail chest.
Select one:
a.
Respiratory rate increase
b.
Oxygen saturation decrease
c.
Pulse rate increase
d.
Blood pressure decrease - CORRECT ANSWER: Respiratory rate increase
A 23-year-old male construction worker fell approximately 30 feet from a roof. The
patient is unresponsive to all stimuli; his R pupil is 7mm and non-reactive and his L pupil
is 3mm. He has irregular respirations at 8 breaths per min. You do not have waveform
capnography, so what is the most appropriate rate of ventilations?
Select one:
a.
30 BPM
,b.
25 BPM
c.
20 BPM
d.
12 BPM - CORRECT ANSWER: 20 BPM
A 30-year-old male is injured in a terror bombing. He experiences traumatic amputation
of his left leg at knee level. An improvised tourniquet was put in place by bystanders.
The victim is conscious and in severe pain. Your first action should be to do which of the
following?
Select one:
a.
Provide IV analgesia
b.
Put on pressure dressing
c.
Confirm the tourniquet was properly applied
d.
Check the airway - CORRECT ANSWER: Confirm the tourniquet was properly placed
A 30-year-old male is thrown from his horse, landing on the top rail of a pipe fence and
now has a loss of sensation from the nipples down. What level of the spine do you
suspect he injured?
, Select one:
a.
C3
b.
T4
c.
T10
d.
T12 - CORRECT ANSWER: The correct answer is: T4
A 38-year-old male sustains a large wound to his right thigh while at work. Which of the
following actions is the most important initial step?
Select one:
a.
Obtain IV access and infuse crystalloid
b.
Administer supplemental oxygen
c.
Hemorrhage control
d.
Rapid transport - CORRECT ANSWER: Hemorrhage control
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