PHTLS - Post Test, 8th Edition Exam Review questions and answers, graded A+/[LATEST EXAM UPDATES]
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PHTLS - Post Test, 8th Edition Exam Review questions and answers,
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A 38 year old male sustained a large wound to his right thigh while at work. What action is the most
important initial step? - -hemorrhage control
A 55-year-old male is found unconscious after being assaulted. Assess...
PHTLS - Post Test, 8th Edition Exam Review questions an d answers, graded A+/ A 38 year old male sustained a large wound to his right thigh while at work. What action is the most important initial step? - ✔✔-hemorrhage control A 55 -year -old male is found unconscious after being assaulted . Assessment reveals: snoring respirations, brady -pnea, facial swelling, and unequal pupils. What is the most appropriate first step? - ✔✔-jaw thrust maneuver A patient presents with, a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he has absent breath sound s on one side of his chest and respiratory distress. Which additional sign would indicate that the patient has a tension pneumo -thorax? - ✔✔-hemo -dynamic compromise (proper blood flow is being prevented) A patient who sustained extensive blunt trauma to h is trunk; has absent lung sounds on the right, marked respiratory distress, tachy -cardia and hyper -tension. What is the most appropriate intervention? - ✔✔-needle decompression (DART) After falling from the high bar, a gymnast has a loss of sensation from the nipples down. What area of the spine is most likely damaged? - ✔✔-thoracic four (T4) After falling from the third story at a construction site, a 27 -year -old male is found unconscious with unequal pupils and irregular respirations. What is the most a ppropriate rate of ventilations? - ✔✔-20 beats per minute (bpm) Care of the trauma patient in the field is an evolving science and should be evidence -based. As lifelong learners, we must be prepared to adapt our practices based on research. This is becaus e research may lead to, what? - ✔✔-changes in our current practices (p.11) E.M.S. arrived on scene and finds an emergency medical responder immobilizing a pediatric patient onto a long backboard. They know that the patient's head is in a flexed position. What action is most appropriate? - ✔✔-place padding under the patient's torso E.M.S. is treating an unrestrained driver of an automobile involved in a high -speed crash who struck his chest against the steering column. Patient has: paradoxical movement of a portion of chest wall; respiratory rate, 16; oxygen saturation, 94%. What is the most appropriate action? - ✔✔-provide supplemental oxygen and observe E.M.S. responds to a patient involved in a motor vehicle versus car collision. The patient is unresponsive with vital signs of: BP 82, palpitation; respirations, 24; pulse, 128. What is the most likely type of shock? - ✔✔-hypo -volemic E.M.S. responds to a patient who has sustained a blunt injury to the head. She had a period of unconsciousness followed by a brief period of consciousness and then became unresponsive just as E.M.S. arrived. Based solely on this information, what is most likely her injury? - ✔✔-epidural hema -
toma E.M.S. responds to an adult barista who spilled a cup of hot coffee and sustained partial thickness burns to the abdomen and right leg. The patient ran cool water over the area. What intervention is most appropriate next? - ✔✔-cover the affected area with dry sterile dressings Endo -tracheal in -tubation is a technique that requires, what? - ✔✔-substantial training, to maintain proficiency Excessive fluid resuscitation of the trauma patient can result in, what? - ✔✔-increased blood lo ss In addition to direct pressure, tourniquets, and immobilizing fractures, what is considered most effective when controlling hemorrhage? - ✔✔-hemo -static agents
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