ATLS / Trauma Exam Questions and
Answers
Pts with maxillofacial or head trauma should be presumed to have a ___ injury -
Answer-C spine injury >> C collar
Pts with maxillofacial or head trauma should be presumed to have a ___ injury -
Answer-C spine injury >> C collar
Objective signs of airway obstruction - Answer-Agitation (sign of hypoxia), Obtunded
(hypercarbia), Snoring, gurgling, stridor horaseness
Objective signs of airway obstruction - Answer-Agitation (sign of hypoxia), Obtunded
(hypercarbia), Snoring, gurgling, stridor horaseness
Signs of inadequate ventilation - Answer-asymmetrical chest rise/fall, decreased/absent
breath sounds, capnography
Signs of inadequate ventilation - Answer-asymmetrical chest rise/fall, decreased/absent
breath sounds, capnography
Mnemonic for evaluating difficult airway - Answer-LEMON
Look
Evaluate: 3-2-2
Mallampati
Obstruction
Neck Mobility
Mnemonic for evaluating difficult airway - Answer-LEMON
Look
Evaluate: 3-2-2
Mallampati
Obstruction
Neck Mobility
RSI etomidate dosing - Answer-.3 mg/kg (generally 20 mg)
RSI etomidate dosing - Answer-.3 mg/kg (generally 20 mg)
RSI succ dosing - Answer-1-2 mg/kg (generally 100 mg)
RSI succ dosing - Answer-1-2 mg/kg (generally 100 mg)
Contraindications for succ in trauma - Answer-Severe crush injuries
, Major burns
Electrical injuries
Hyperkalemia
Contraindications for succ in trauma - Answer-Severe crush injuries
Major burns
Electrical injuries
Hyperkalemia
RSI Roc dosing - Answer-1 mg/kg
RSI Roc dosing - Answer-1 mg/kg
Most common cause of shock - Answer-Hemorrhagic
Most common cause of shock - Answer-Hemorrhagic
Non-hemorrhagic types of shock - Answer-Cardiogenic
Tamponade
Tension pneumo
Neurogenic (shock is 2/2 brainstem damage)
Septic
Non-hemorrhagic types of shock - Answer-Cardiogenic
Tamponade
Tension pneumo
Neurogenic (shock is 2/2 brainstem damage)
Septic
Presentation of neurogenic shock - Answer-Hypotension without tachycardia
Presentation of neurogenic shock - Answer-Hypotension without tachycardia
Hemorrhagic shock classes - Answer-Class I = normal vitals
Class II = tachycardia
Class III = hypotension
Class IV = AMS (decreased GCS)
Hemorrhagic shock classes - Answer-Class I = normal vitals
Class II = tachycardia
Class III = hypotension
Class IV = AMS (decreased GCS)
What effects can hypothermia have on pt in shock - Answer-Coagulopathy and acidosis
What effects can hypothermia have on pt in shock - Answer-Coagulopathy and acidosis
Answers
Pts with maxillofacial or head trauma should be presumed to have a ___ injury -
Answer-C spine injury >> C collar
Pts with maxillofacial or head trauma should be presumed to have a ___ injury -
Answer-C spine injury >> C collar
Objective signs of airway obstruction - Answer-Agitation (sign of hypoxia), Obtunded
(hypercarbia), Snoring, gurgling, stridor horaseness
Objective signs of airway obstruction - Answer-Agitation (sign of hypoxia), Obtunded
(hypercarbia), Snoring, gurgling, stridor horaseness
Signs of inadequate ventilation - Answer-asymmetrical chest rise/fall, decreased/absent
breath sounds, capnography
Signs of inadequate ventilation - Answer-asymmetrical chest rise/fall, decreased/absent
breath sounds, capnography
Mnemonic for evaluating difficult airway - Answer-LEMON
Look
Evaluate: 3-2-2
Mallampati
Obstruction
Neck Mobility
Mnemonic for evaluating difficult airway - Answer-LEMON
Look
Evaluate: 3-2-2
Mallampati
Obstruction
Neck Mobility
RSI etomidate dosing - Answer-.3 mg/kg (generally 20 mg)
RSI etomidate dosing - Answer-.3 mg/kg (generally 20 mg)
RSI succ dosing - Answer-1-2 mg/kg (generally 100 mg)
RSI succ dosing - Answer-1-2 mg/kg (generally 100 mg)
Contraindications for succ in trauma - Answer-Severe crush injuries
, Major burns
Electrical injuries
Hyperkalemia
Contraindications for succ in trauma - Answer-Severe crush injuries
Major burns
Electrical injuries
Hyperkalemia
RSI Roc dosing - Answer-1 mg/kg
RSI Roc dosing - Answer-1 mg/kg
Most common cause of shock - Answer-Hemorrhagic
Most common cause of shock - Answer-Hemorrhagic
Non-hemorrhagic types of shock - Answer-Cardiogenic
Tamponade
Tension pneumo
Neurogenic (shock is 2/2 brainstem damage)
Septic
Non-hemorrhagic types of shock - Answer-Cardiogenic
Tamponade
Tension pneumo
Neurogenic (shock is 2/2 brainstem damage)
Septic
Presentation of neurogenic shock - Answer-Hypotension without tachycardia
Presentation of neurogenic shock - Answer-Hypotension without tachycardia
Hemorrhagic shock classes - Answer-Class I = normal vitals
Class II = tachycardia
Class III = hypotension
Class IV = AMS (decreased GCS)
Hemorrhagic shock classes - Answer-Class I = normal vitals
Class II = tachycardia
Class III = hypotension
Class IV = AMS (decreased GCS)
What effects can hypothermia have on pt in shock - Answer-Coagulopathy and acidosis
What effects can hypothermia have on pt in shock - Answer-Coagulopathy and acidosis
