PHTLS Post Test 9th Edition (Latest 2023/ 2024) Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A
QUESTION
A trauma patient who has fallen 20 feet from an
... [Show More] apartment balcony is alert with warm, dry, pink skin, with normal capillary refilling time to the lower extremities, and is hypotensive. The upper extremities are cool, pale and diaphoretic. Which of the following injuries should be suspected?
A. Aortic dissection
B. Liver laceration
C. Fractured pelvis
D. Spinal cord injury
Answer:
D. Spinal cord injury
QUESTION
Which of the following is a limitation of prehospital fluid resuscitation of the patient in hemorrhagic shock?
A. Inability of fluids to carry oxygen
B. Pulmonary edema
C. Increased hemorrhage
D. All of the above
Answer:
D. All of the above
QUESTION
Which of the following statements regarding signs of intraabdominal injury is NOT true?
A. Fresh blood in the abdominal cavity does not cause signs of peritonitis
B. A significant amount of blood loss occurs before abdominal distention can be noticed
C. Substantial intraabdominal hemorrhage always causes tenderness and abdominal rigidity
D. Signs and symptoms of shock greater than can be explained by other injuries is a reliable indicator of intraabdominal injury
Answer:
C. Substantial intraabdominal hemorrhage always causes tenderness and abdominal rigidity
QUESTION
Which of the following assessment techniques is least useful in the prehospital assessment of the patient with suspected intraabdominal trauma?
A. Palpation
B. Auscultation
C. Inspection
D. Scene assessment
Answer:
B. Auscultation
QUESTION
Pregnant trauma patients should be placed on the left side because:
A. This prevents seizures due to eclampsia
B. This prevents abruption of the placenta
C. This prevents compression of the vena cava
D. This is the best way to auscultate fetal heart tones
Answer:
C. This prevents compression of the vena cava
QUESTION
Survival of the fetus in a trauma situation is most dependent upon which of the following factors?
A. Gestational age of the fetus
B. Prenatal care
C. Immediate cesarean section
D. Good resuscitation of the mother
Answer:
D. Good resuscitation of the mother
QUESTION
A patient struck in the back of the head with a baseball bat may sustain a cerebral contusion to which area of the brain?
A. Frontal and occipital
B. Occipital
C. Parietal
D. Frontal
Answer:
B. Occipital
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