PHTLS Pre-Test 9th edition Version 1NV
When caring for a trauma patient, a principle is what is necessary for
patient improvement or survival. A preference is how the principle is
achieved and depends upon four factors. The
factors used to establish the preference in treating the patient include
all except:
a) Condition of the patient
b) Equipment available
c) Situation that exists
d) Research information - ANS>Research information
Approximately 20% of all child abuse is the result of intentional burning.
The majority of the children intentionally burned are of what age?
a) 10 to 12 years of age
b) 5 to 6 years of age
c) 1 to 2 years of age
d) Less than 1 year of age - ANS>1 to 2 years of age
In addition to glucose, what is required to maintain the metabolic
processes of life and energy production?
a) Carbon monoxide
,b) Krebs cells
c) Lymphocytes
d) Oxygen - ANS>Oxygen
You respond to a patient who has sustained a stab wound to the left
upper thorax. She is barely responsive, pale and diaphoretic. Which of
the following is the most appropriate for transport?
a) Stair chair
b) Long board with spinal motion restriction
c) Scoop stretcher
d) Short immobilization device - ANS>Scoop stretcher
Units responding to a motor vehicle accident on the highway should
consider which of the following as part of their pre-arrival assessment?
a) Calling for more units to respond
b) Weather conditions
c) The need for immediate transport
d) Post-exposure prophylaxis - ANS>Weather conditions
The most appropriate airway maneuver in the initial management of a
trauma patient is which of the following?
a) Head tilt, chin lift
, b) Supraglottic airway
c) Trauma jaw thrust
d) Oropharyngeal airway - ANS>Trauma jaw thrust
When verifying ET tube placement on a perfusing patient, the "gold
standard" of monitoring is considered to be?
a) Colorimetric carbon dioxide detector
b) Pulse oximetry
c) Listening to lung sounds
d) Waveform capnography - ANS>Waveform capnography
A patient presents with a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he
has absent breath sounds on one side of his chest and respiratory
distress. Which additional sign would indicate that the patient has a
tension pneumothorax?
a) Distended neck veins
b) Inspiratory wheezing
c) narrowed pulse pressure
d) Tracheal deviation towards the side of injury - ANS>Distended neck
veins
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