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ATLS Post-Test 2025/2026 – 100+ Questions & Correct Answers | Trauma, Shock, Burns, Neuro, Airway

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This document contains over 100 thoroughly answered post-test questions from the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) 10th Edition, specifically tailored for the 2025/2026 academic year. Updated with the latest clinical protocols and trauma care standards, this resource offers a realistic preparation tool for candidates sitting for the ATLS provider or recertification exams. Core topics include airway management (including intubation criteria, surgical cricothyroidotomy, and ETT placement), shock types and resuscitation strategies, neurotrauma and spinal cord injuries, burns and electrical injuries, thoracic and abdominal trauma, and obstetric and pediatric trauma considerations. The scenarios simulate real-life trauma situations requiring accurate clinical decisions during triage, imaging (e.g., FAST, chest X-ray, CT), fluid management, and operative interventions. This document is ideal for: Medical students in their trauma, emergency medicine, or surgical rotations Nursing students in emergency or critical care training programs Paramedics and EMTs preparing for advanced trauma certifications Emergency and surgical residents in trauma-focused institutions ATLS candidates aiming for a high pass rate on official exams The format encourages fast-paced, practical learning with scenario-based questions and clinically sound answer rationales. Whether used for solo revision or group study, it offers an evidence-based foundation to master trauma care principles. Keywords: ATLS, trauma post-test, airway management, neurogenic shock, hemorrhage, burns, cricothyrotomy, spinal trauma, pediatric trauma, FAST exam, obstetric trauma, thoracic injury, trauma MCQs, emergency medicine, trauma decision-making

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Which of the following is least reliable for diagnosing esophageal

intubation? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔ETT above carina on chest x ray


Which of the following signs necessitates the need for a definitive airway in

severe trauma patient? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Severe maxillofacial trauma


Twenty seven people are severely injured in an aircraft crash at a local

airport. The principles of triage include: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Produce the

greatest number of survivors based on available resources


Which of the following statements are correct? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cerebral

contusions may coalesce to form an intracerebral hematoma

,The primary indication for transferring a patient to a higher level trauma

center is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Resource limitations as determined by the

transferring doctor

A teenaged bicycle rider is hit by a truck traveling at high speed. In the

emergency department, she is actively bleeding from open fractures of her

legs, and has abrasions on her chest and abdominal wall. Her blood

pressure is 80/50 mm Hg, heart rate is 140 beats per minute, respiratory

rate is 8 breaths per minute, and GCS score is 6. The first step in

managing this patient is to:




a) obtain a lateral cervical spine xray.

b) administer 2 liters of crystalloid solution.

c) insert a central venous pressure line.


d) perform endotracheal intubation and ventilation. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D.

Perform endotracheal intubation and ventilation

Contraindication to nasogastric intubation is the presence of a: - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Fracture of the cribiform plate

, Which of the following statements regarding patients with thoracic spine

injuries is true? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Log rolling may be destabilizing to

fractures from T12-L1

A young man sustains a rifle wound to the mid-abdomen. He is brought

promptly to the ED by prehospital personnel. His skin is cool and

diaphoretic, and his systolic blood pressure is 58mmHg. Warmed

crystalloid fluids are initiated without improvement in his vital signs. The

next, most appropriate, step is to perform:

A. a laparotomy

B. An abdominal CT-scan

C. Diagnostic laparoscopy

D. Abdominal ultrasonography


E. A diagnostic peritoneal lavage - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A celiotomy


Young women sustains a severe head injury as the result of a motor

vehicle crash. In the emergency department her GCS is 6. Her BP is

140/90 mmHg and her HR is 80. She is intubated and is being

mechanically ventilated. Her pupils are 3 mm in size and equally reactive to

light. There is no other apparent injury. The more important principle to


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