PHTLS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULLY VERIFIED #11
The majority of children intentionally burned are of what age? - correct answer 1-2 years
old
In addition to glucose, what is required to maintain the process of life and energy
production? - correct answer Oxygen
When verifying ET tube placement on a perfusing patient, the "gold standard" of
monitoring is considered to be? - correct answer Waveform capnography
A patient presents with blunt trauma 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? - correct answer Distended neck
veins
Homeostatic agents should be used for excessive bleeding when direct pressure alone
does not work. The proper way to use most homeostatic agents is: - correct answer
Placing the agent properly into the wound and applying direct pressure
Systemic hypoxia is a preventable cause of _________________ brain injury
addressable during the transport phase - correct answer Secondary
You are called to treat a patient who was knocked unconscious when he slipped,
striking his head. It is not several hours later, he is awake but confused, does not
remember the incident, and is vomiting with a headache. What does he have? - correct
answer Intracranial hemorrhage
Excessive fluid resuscitation of the trauma patient can result in: - correct answer
Worsening coagulopathy
History and complaint best guides the decision to provide ____________
______________ - correct answer Spinal immobilization
The most common type of shock resulting from trauma is: - correct answer Hemorrhagic
shock
What is the best indicator of shock in a trauma patient? - correct answer Depressed
level of cognition
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in the unresponsive trauma
patient? - correct answer Tongue
________________ of a patient with suspected traumatic brain injury should occur
when signs of impending brain herniation are present - correct answer Hyperventilation
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