PHTLS POST TEST 9TH EDITION ACTUAL EXAM LATEST 2024 WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED A+)

PHTLS POST TEST 9TH EDITION ACTUAL
EXAM LATEST 2024 WITH UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
Your patient is a 32 year old man, restrained driver of a vehicle
that has been involved in a frontal impact with a concrete bridge
abutment. The patient is awake, but has difficulty answering
questions due to shortness of breath. His ventilatory rate is 30 per
minute. Of the following choices, when is the first time the
patient's breath sounds should be checked?
- ANSWER-Prior to being removed from the vehicle
Which of the following represents adequate spontaneous
ventilation in an adult?
- ANSWER-Tidal volume 600 mL, ventilatory rate 12/minute
Which of the following is 100% accurate in verifying endotracheal
tube placement?
- ANSWER-None of the above
When utilizing percutaneous transtracheal ventilation, the correct
ration of lung inflation to lung inflation time, in seconds, is:
- ANSWER-1:4
Which of the following is a possible complication of using a
manually triggered oxygen powered device for ventilation?
- ANSWER-All of the above
Which of the following procedures is considered an essential
airway - ANSWER-Insertion of an oropharyngeal airway
Pericardial tamponade is most likely to occur in which of the
following situations?
- ANSWER-Stab wound to the chest
Which of the following is the preferred site for needle
decompression of a tension pneumothorax?
- ANSWER-2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line, just over top
of the 3rd rib
Which of the following is the mechanism by which pulmonary
contusion interferes with oxygenation?
- ANSWER-Blood and fluid in the alveoli and interstitial spaces of
the lung
Your patient is a 55 year old male who was struck in the right side
of the chest with a piece of steel pipe. He presents with
uncooperative behavior, his skin is pale and moist, the ventilatory
rate is 32, there is a weak radial pulse of 112, and breath sounds
are decreased on the right side. The trachea is midline and
jugular veins are flat while the patient is supine. There is isolated
crepitus over the 4th and 5th ribs in the midaxillary line on the
patient's right side. Based on the mechanism of injury and the
assessment findings, which of the following is the most likely
cause of the patient's signs and symptoms?
- ANSWER-Hemothorax
The displacement of tissue away from the path of a projectile,
both temporarily and permanently, is known as:
- ANSWER-Cavitation
The single most important factor in determining the potential for
injury due to energy exchange is: - ANSWER-Velocity of the
bodies involved