PHTLS PRE TEST 9TH EDITION LATEST 2023 2024 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADE A

.PHTLS Pre-Test 9th Edition (Latest 2023/
2024) Questions and Verified Answers| Grade
A
Q: 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
Answer:
Waveform capnography
Q: 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
Answer:
Distended neck veins
Q: Hemostatic agents should be used for excessive bleeding when direct pressure alone does
not work. The proper way to use most hemostatic agents is which of the following?
a) Placing the agent around the edges of the wound
b) Placing the agent properly into the wound and holding direct pressure
c) Only using it after a tourniquet has been applied for 10 minutes
d) Hemostatic agents should never be used unless you have a fall in blood pressure
Answer:
Placing the agent properly into the wound and holding direct pressure

Q: Of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury addressable during
the transport phase?
a) Intraparenchymal hemorrhage
b) Systemic hypoxia
c) Intracranial hematomas
d) Herniation syndromes
Answer:
Systemic hypoxia
Q: You are called to treat a patient who was knocked unconscious when he slipped and fell on a
wet floor, striking his head. It is now several hours later. He is awake but confused, does not
recall the incident, and is vomiting with a headache. Which of the following injuries is most
likely?
a) Brain herniation
b) Intraabdominal hemorrhage
c) Diffuse axonal injury
d) Concussion
Answer:
Concussion
Q: When using a selective spinal immobilization protocol, which of the following findings
indicate the need for immobilization?
a) Past history of spinal injury
b) Being an unrestrained passenger in a motor vehicle crash
c) Being ambulatory at the scene
d) An associated femoral shaft fracture with severe pain
Answer:
An associated femoral shaft fracture with severe pain

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