ATCN REVIEW EXAMINATION SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE TRAUMA QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ forceful manual compression and pelvic rock of the pelvis to
determine instability
Answer: For pelvic fractures NEVER
◉ place an occlusive dressing over the wound (taped on three sides)
Answer: For an open bubbling chest wound
◉ tearing of a bridging vein between the cerebral cortex and a
draining venous sinus
Answer: Most common underlying cause of a subdural hematoma?
◉ 1. Respiratory distress
2. Asymmetry of breath sounds
3. Deviation of trachea to the opposite side of the defect
4. Marked decreased in cardiac output
5. Hypotension
6. Muffled heart sounds
, Answer: signs of tension pneumothorax
◉ the neck muscles are strong
Answer: What is NOT an anatomical difference of children?
◉ burns that destroy the entire thickness of the skin
-dark leathery appearance
-mottled, or wax like appearance
-painless
-dry surface
Answer: third degree burns
◉ muffled heart sounds
distended neck veins
hypotension
Answer: S/S of cardiac tamponade (Beck's triad)
◉ retrograde urethrogram
Answer: Radiographic procedure to r/o urethral injury
◉ Patient with RR of 10
blood or vomit in the oral cavity
COMPLETE TRAUMA QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ forceful manual compression and pelvic rock of the pelvis to
determine instability
Answer: For pelvic fractures NEVER
◉ place an occlusive dressing over the wound (taped on three sides)
Answer: For an open bubbling chest wound
◉ tearing of a bridging vein between the cerebral cortex and a
draining venous sinus
Answer: Most common underlying cause of a subdural hematoma?
◉ 1. Respiratory distress
2. Asymmetry of breath sounds
3. Deviation of trachea to the opposite side of the defect
4. Marked decreased in cardiac output
5. Hypotension
6. Muffled heart sounds
, Answer: signs of tension pneumothorax
◉ the neck muscles are strong
Answer: What is NOT an anatomical difference of children?
◉ burns that destroy the entire thickness of the skin
-dark leathery appearance
-mottled, or wax like appearance
-painless
-dry surface
Answer: third degree burns
◉ muffled heart sounds
distended neck veins
hypotension
Answer: S/S of cardiac tamponade (Beck's triad)
◉ retrograde urethrogram
Answer: Radiographic procedure to r/o urethral injury
◉ Patient with RR of 10
blood or vomit in the oral cavity
