PHTLS Study guide Exam Questions with Key Marking Scheme Updated 2024/2025
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PHTLS Study guide Exam Questions with Key Marking Scheme Updated 2024/2025
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.
...
PHTLS Study guide Exam Questions
with Key Marking Scheme Updated
2024/2025
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 is: T4
Of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain
injury addressable during the transport phase?
Select one:
You have a patient who is 35 weeks pregnant who was assaulted
by her boyfriend. Patient is having severe abdominal pain
described as "tearing" and on exam you note her abdomen is
asymmetrical and believe you can feel the fetus through the
abdominal wall. What condition do you suspect?
Select one:
a.
Placenta previa
b.
Abruptio placenta
c.
Ruptured uterus
d.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm - correct answer is: Ruptured
uterus
Hypoperfusion will affect which of the following organs first?
Select one:
a.
Kidney
b.
GI tract
c.
Brain
d.
Liver - correct answer Brain
, EMS responds to an adult barista with partial-thickness burns to
the abdomen and right leg, sustained from a cooking accident.
Initial treatment of this injury would include:
Select one:
a.
Apply antibiotic ointment
b.
Run copious amounts of room temperature water over the burn
c.
Cover burned area with dry sterile dressings
d.
Cover burned area with moist sterile dressings - correct answer
Cover burned area with a dry sterile dressing
Which best describes the goal of airway management in a trauma
patient?
Select one:
a.
Perform complex airway maneuvers
b.
Perform a surgical cricothyrotomy
c.
Provide for adequate exchange of oxygen and CO2
d.
Perform RSI - correct answer Provide for adequate exchange of
oxygen and CO2
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