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PHTLS PretestWhen the application of kinetic energy to the body from either a blunt
or penetrating mechanism displaces tissue, this is known as -
ANS>CAVITATION
Which of the following is an example of the tertiary phase blast injury? -
ANS>CRUSHING INJURY DUE TO STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE.
The most common threat to life among trauma patients is? -
ANS>INTERNAL HEMORRHAGE
Your patient is an injured construction worker bleeding profusely from a
large laceration to the left thigh. He is confused and has pale, moist
skin. Direct pressure applied to the wound by a first responder has
failed to control the bleeding. The next step in controlling bleeding is to
apply: - ANS>A TOURNIQUET TO THE LACERATION.
Hypotension due to spinal cord trauma occurs due to interruption of
the _______________nervous system pathway. - ANS>SYMPATHETIC
The most common fractured ribs are ribs: - ANS>4 THROUGH 8.
, A hemothorax is differentiated from a tension pneumothorax by: -
ANS>DULL PERCUSSION ON THE AFFECTED SIDE.
Which of the following mechanisms is most likely to result in cardiac
tamponade? - ANS>A PATIENT IS STRUCK IN THE LEFT ANTERIOR CHEST
BY A NAIL EJECTED FROM A NAIL GUN.
Management of flail chest includes: - ANS>PAIN MANAGEMENT
VENTILATORY SUPPORT
100%O2
Which of the following types of traumatic brain injury is most likely to
be associated with hemorrhage from the middle meningeal artery? -
ANS>EPIDURAL HEMATOMA
Which of the following groups of findings represents Cushing's
phenomenon? - ANS>BRADYCARDIA
ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY PATTERN
ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE
Your patient is a 32 year old female who was thrown from a horse and
struck her head on the ground. She was not wearing a helmet. She does
not respond verbally or open her eyes to painful stimuli, but responds
to painful stimuli with decerebrate posturing. Her right pupil is dilated
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