ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT (ATLS) PRETEST EXAM
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A 22 Year Old Man Is Hypotensive And Tachycardic After A Shotgun Wound To
The Left Shoulder. His Blood After Initial Iv Fluid Resuscitation, A Closed Tube
Thoracostomy Is Performed For Decreased Left Breath Sounds Reexamine The
Chest
A Construction Worker Falls Two Stories From A Building And Sustains Bilateral
Calcaneal Fractures. In The Emergency Department, He Is Alert, Vital Signs Are
Normal, And He Is Complaining Of Severe Pain In Both Heels And His Lower Back.
Lower Extremity Pulses Are Strong And There Is No Other Deformity. The Suspected
Diagnosis Is Most Likely To Be Confirmed By Complete Spine X-Ray Series.
The Principle Of Balanced Resuscitation Is:
Permissive Hypotension And Early Plasma Infusion
Question:4 In Managing The Head-Injured Patient, The Most Important Initial Step Is To
Secure Airway
A Previously Healthy, 70-Kg (154-Pound) Man Suffers An Estimated Acute Blood Loss Of
2 Liters. Which One Of The Following Statements Applies To This Patient?
His Systolic Blood Pressure Will Be Decreased With A Narrowed Pulse Pressure.
The Diagnosis Of Shock Must Include Poor Organ Perfusion
Question:9 A 7-Year-Old Boy Is Brought To The Emergency Department By His Parents
Several Minutes After He Fell Through A Window. He Is Bleeding Profusely From A 6-Cm
Wound Of His Medial Right Thigh. Immediate Management Of The Wound Should
Consist Of Direct Pressure For The Patient With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Profound
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Hypocarbia Should Be Avoided To Prevent Cerebral Vasoconstriction With Diminished
Perfusion.
Question:11 A 25-Year-Old Man Is Brought To A Hospital With A General Surgeon After
Being Involved In A Motor Vehicle Crash. Computed Tomography Shows An Aortic
Injury And Splenic Laceration With Free Abdominal Fluid. His Blood Pressure Falls To 70
Mm Hg After Ct. The Next Step Is Exploratory Laparotomy.
20-Year-Old Woman, At 32 Weeks Gestation, Is Stabbed In The Upper Right Chest. In
The Emergency Department, Her Blood Pressure Is 80/60 Mm Hg. She Is Gasping For
Breath, Extremely Anxious, And Yelling For Help. Breath Sounds Are Diminished In
The Right Chest. The Most Appropriate First Step Is To Perform Needle Decompression
Of The Right Chest.
Which One Of The Following Findings In An Adult Is Most Likely To Require Immediate
Management During The Primary Survey?
Resp Of 40/Mi
Question:17 The Most Important, Immediate Step In The Management Of An Open
Pneumothorax Is Placement Of An Occlusive Dressing Over The Wound.
Question:18 The Following Are Contraindications For Tetanus Toxoid Administration
History Of Neurological Reaction Or Severe Hypersensitivity To The Product.
Question:19 A 56-Year-Old Man Is Thrown Violently Against The Steering Wheel Of His
Truck During A Motor Vehicle Crash. On Arrival In The Emergency Department He Is
Diaphoretic And Complaining Of Chest Pain. His Blood Pressure Is 60/40 Mm Hg And His
Respiratory Rate Is 40 Breaths Per Minute. Which Of The Following Best Differentiates
Cardiac Tamponade From Tension Pneumothorax As The Cause Of His Hypotension?
Breath Sounds.
pg. 2
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A 22 Year Old Man Is Hypotensive And Tachycardic After A Shotgun Wound To
The Left Shoulder. His Blood After Initial Iv Fluid Resuscitation, A Closed Tube
Thoracostomy Is Performed For Decreased Left Breath Sounds Reexamine The
Chest
A Construction Worker Falls Two Stories From A Building And Sustains Bilateral
Calcaneal Fractures. In The Emergency Department, He Is Alert, Vital Signs Are
Normal, And He Is Complaining Of Severe Pain In Both Heels And His Lower Back.
Lower Extremity Pulses Are Strong And There Is No Other Deformity. The Suspected
Diagnosis Is Most Likely To Be Confirmed By Complete Spine X-Ray Series.
The Principle Of Balanced Resuscitation Is:
Permissive Hypotension And Early Plasma Infusion
Question:4 In Managing The Head-Injured Patient, The Most Important Initial Step Is To
Secure Airway
A Previously Healthy, 70-Kg (154-Pound) Man Suffers An Estimated Acute Blood Loss Of
2 Liters. Which One Of The Following Statements Applies To This Patient?
His Systolic Blood Pressure Will Be Decreased With A Narrowed Pulse Pressure.
The Diagnosis Of Shock Must Include Poor Organ Perfusion
Question:9 A 7-Year-Old Boy Is Brought To The Emergency Department By His Parents
Several Minutes After He Fell Through A Window. He Is Bleeding Profusely From A 6-Cm
Wound Of His Medial Right Thigh. Immediate Management Of The Wound Should
Consist Of Direct Pressure For The Patient With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Profound
pg. 1
, ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT (ATLS) PRETEST EXAM
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS || LATEST UPDATED 2025 – 2026
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Hypocarbia Should Be Avoided To Prevent Cerebral Vasoconstriction With Diminished
Perfusion.
Question:11 A 25-Year-Old Man Is Brought To A Hospital With A General Surgeon After
Being Involved In A Motor Vehicle Crash. Computed Tomography Shows An Aortic
Injury And Splenic Laceration With Free Abdominal Fluid. His Blood Pressure Falls To 70
Mm Hg After Ct. The Next Step Is Exploratory Laparotomy.
20-Year-Old Woman, At 32 Weeks Gestation, Is Stabbed In The Upper Right Chest. In
The Emergency Department, Her Blood Pressure Is 80/60 Mm Hg. She Is Gasping For
Breath, Extremely Anxious, And Yelling For Help. Breath Sounds Are Diminished In
The Right Chest. The Most Appropriate First Step Is To Perform Needle Decompression
Of The Right Chest.
Which One Of The Following Findings In An Adult Is Most Likely To Require Immediate
Management During The Primary Survey?
Resp Of 40/Mi
Question:17 The Most Important, Immediate Step In The Management Of An Open
Pneumothorax Is Placement Of An Occlusive Dressing Over The Wound.
Question:18 The Following Are Contraindications For Tetanus Toxoid Administration
History Of Neurological Reaction Or Severe Hypersensitivity To The Product.
Question:19 A 56-Year-Old Man Is Thrown Violently Against The Steering Wheel Of His
Truck During A Motor Vehicle Crash. On Arrival In The Emergency Department He Is
Diaphoretic And Complaining Of Chest Pain. His Blood Pressure Is 60/40 Mm Hg And His
Respiratory Rate Is 40 Breaths Per Minute. Which Of The Following Best Differentiates
Cardiac Tamponade From Tension Pneumothorax As The Cause Of His Hypotension?
Breath Sounds.
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