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ABSITE TRAUMA EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
When does the third mortality peak for trauma occur? - ANSWER-
24 hours after injury, from multisystem organ failure and sepsis
How long should the primary survey in the initial evaluation of a
trauma patient take? - ANSWER-No more than 5 minutes, unless
an intervention is needed.
What mnemonic is used to conduct the primary survey? -
ANSWER-ABCDE: Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability,
Exposure
What are the goals during airway assessment? - ANSWER-
Secure the airway, protect the spinal cord
What is required for spinal immobilization? - ANSWER-A rigid
cervical collar, use of a full backboard
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Contraindications to nasotracheal intubation: - ANSWER-Apnea,
maxillofacial fracture
What is the quickest way to test for an adequate airway in an
awake, alert patient? - ANSWER-Ask a question, if the patient is
able to speak the airway is intact.
Indications for a surgical airway: - ANSWER-Anatomic distortion
as a result of neck injury, massive maxillofacial trauma, inability to
visualize the vocal cords (blood, secretions, airway edema)
What are the goals during the breathing assessment? -
ANSWER-Secure oxygenation and ventilation; treat life-
threatening thoracic injuries
What should be done on physical examination to adequately
assess breathing? - ANSWER-Inspection (air movement,
cyanosis, tracheal shift, JVD, respiratory rate, asymmetric chest
expansion, open chest wounds, use of accessory muscles of
respiration)
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Auscultation/percussion (hyperresonance or dullness over lung
fields)
Palpation (flail segments, subcutaneous emphysema)
What life-threatening conditions must be treated during the
breathing assessment if encountered? - ANSWER-Open
pneumothorax, tension pneumothorax, massive hemothorax
What is the most common cause for upper airway obstruction? -
ANSWER-The tongue
What is the preferred emergency airway procedure? - ANSWER-
Cricothyroidotomy
In a patient with poor peripheral upper extremity access, what
alternative routes can be considered for intravenous access? -
ANSWER-Femoral vein at the groin, venous cutdown on greater
saphenous vein at the ankle, subclavian vein, IJ
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What are the goals of the circulation assessment? - ANSWER-
Treatment of bleeding, assuring adequate tissue perfusion
What is the initial test for adequate circulation? - ANSWER-
Palpation of pulses
What systolic blood pressure are you expecting with a palpable
radial pulse? - ANSWER-80 mm Hg
What systolic blood pressure are you expecting with a palpable
femoral/carotid pulse? - ANSWER-At least 60 mm Hg
What should be done of physical examination to adequately
assess circulation? - ANSWER-Obtain heart rate and blood
pressure; check peripheral perfusion and capillary refill, mental
status; examine the skin
Which patients may not demonstrate tachycardia with
hypovolemic shock? - ANSWER-Patients on beta-blockers, well-
conditioned athletes, patients with concomitant spinal cord injury
ABSITE TRAUMA EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
When does the third mortality peak for trauma occur? - ANSWER-
24 hours after injury, from multisystem organ failure and sepsis
How long should the primary survey in the initial evaluation of a
trauma patient take? - ANSWER-No more than 5 minutes, unless
an intervention is needed.
What mnemonic is used to conduct the primary survey? -
ANSWER-ABCDE: Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability,
Exposure
What are the goals during airway assessment? - ANSWER-
Secure the airway, protect the spinal cord
What is required for spinal immobilization? - ANSWER-A rigid
cervical collar, use of a full backboard
,2|Page
Contraindications to nasotracheal intubation: - ANSWER-Apnea,
maxillofacial fracture
What is the quickest way to test for an adequate airway in an
awake, alert patient? - ANSWER-Ask a question, if the patient is
able to speak the airway is intact.
Indications for a surgical airway: - ANSWER-Anatomic distortion
as a result of neck injury, massive maxillofacial trauma, inability to
visualize the vocal cords (blood, secretions, airway edema)
What are the goals during the breathing assessment? -
ANSWER-Secure oxygenation and ventilation; treat life-
threatening thoracic injuries
What should be done on physical examination to adequately
assess breathing? - ANSWER-Inspection (air movement,
cyanosis, tracheal shift, JVD, respiratory rate, asymmetric chest
expansion, open chest wounds, use of accessory muscles of
respiration)
,3|Page
Auscultation/percussion (hyperresonance or dullness over lung
fields)
Palpation (flail segments, subcutaneous emphysema)
What life-threatening conditions must be treated during the
breathing assessment if encountered? - ANSWER-Open
pneumothorax, tension pneumothorax, massive hemothorax
What is the most common cause for upper airway obstruction? -
ANSWER-The tongue
What is the preferred emergency airway procedure? - ANSWER-
Cricothyroidotomy
In a patient with poor peripheral upper extremity access, what
alternative routes can be considered for intravenous access? -
ANSWER-Femoral vein at the groin, venous cutdown on greater
saphenous vein at the ankle, subclavian vein, IJ
, 4|Page
What are the goals of the circulation assessment? - ANSWER-
Treatment of bleeding, assuring adequate tissue perfusion
What is the initial test for adequate circulation? - ANSWER-
Palpation of pulses
What systolic blood pressure are you expecting with a palpable
radial pulse? - ANSWER-80 mm Hg
What systolic blood pressure are you expecting with a palpable
femoral/carotid pulse? - ANSWER-At least 60 mm Hg
What should be done of physical examination to adequately
assess circulation? - ANSWER-Obtain heart rate and blood
pressure; check peripheral perfusion and capillary refill, mental
status; examine the skin
Which patients may not demonstrate tachycardia with
hypovolemic shock? - ANSWER-Patients on beta-blockers, well-
conditioned athletes, patients with concomitant spinal cord injury
