ATLS PRE&POST TEST 2024 REAL EXAM 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
EXAM(AGRADE)
Which of the following descriptions meets the criteria for transport to a facility
with a burn unit?
A. A 49 year old female with a partial thickness burn from her elbow to her
shoulder
B. A 25 year old male with an electrical burn across his chest
C. A 9 year old make with superficial burns on the backs of both legs
D. A 32 year old female with a partial thickness burn about twice the size of her
hand on her back
B. A 25 year old male with an electrical burn across his chest
The preferred method of dressing burns in the prehospital setting is:
A. Dry sterile dressing
B. Moist sterile dressing
C. Wet dressings
D. Petroleum gauze
A. Dry sterile dressing
In assessing the hypothermic patient in the prehospital setting, the most reliable
indicator of the severity of hypothermia is:
A. Rectal temperature
B. Oral temperature
C. Heart rate < 60
D. Presence or absence of shivering
,A. Rectal temperature
In the normal child, which general statement is most accurate in comparison with
the adult patient?
A. Blood pressure is higher, hear rate is higher, and ventilatory rate is higher
B. Blood pressure is lower, heart rate is lower, and ventilatory rate is higher
C. Blood pressure is lower, heart rate is higher, and ventilatory rate is higher
D. Blood pressure is lower, heart rate is higher, and ventilatory rate is lowe
C. Blood pressure is lower, heart rate is higher, and ventilatory rate is higher
A patient who withdraws from painful stimuli, opens eyes on verbal command,
and cannot speak because of intubation has a Glasgow Coma Scale of which of
the following:
A. 8
B. 8T
C. 7
D. 7T
B. 8T
(E-3, V-T, M-4)
The earliest site for intraosseous infusion is:
A. Anterior tibia, just above the tibial tuberosity
B. Anterior fibula
C. Anterior tibia, just below the tibial tuberosity
D. Posterior fibula
C. Anterior tibia, just below the tibial tuberosity
Which of the following behaviors is the most reliable indication of confusion in
the elderly trauma patient?
,A. Inability to recall his/her name
B. Inability to recall the day of the week
C. Inability to identify his/her present location when out of his/her normal
residence
D. Focus on repeated retelling of events that occurred years ago
A. Inability to recall his/her name
In the elderly trauma patient a high index of suspicion for shock should occur
beginning when the systolic blood pressure is less than:
A. 90 mmHg
B. 150 mmHg
C. 120 mmHg
D. 100 mmHg
C. 120 mmHg
In an adult patient, blood loss into the tissue from a fractured femur may be as
much as which of the following?
A. 150 to 500 mL
B. 500 to 1000 mL
C. 1000 2000 mL
D. 2500 to 5000 mL
C. 1000 2000 mL
Delayed death due to trauma is usually a result of:
A. Biochemical and pathophysiological effects of inadequate initial resuscitation
B. Acute circulatory failure
C. Brain injury
D. Acute hypoxia
, A. Biochemical and pathophysiological effects of inadequate initial resuscitation
A regional resource center with a full spectrum of trauma services from
prevention to rehabilitation which serves as the leader in trauma care for a
geographical region is a:
A. Level IV trauma center
B. Level III trauma center
C. Level II trauma center
D. Level I trauma center
D. Level I trauma center
Which of the following patients is not indicated for spinal immobilization?
A. Intoxicated patient in a MVC
B. Patient who fell 8 feet and lost consciousness
C. Patient complaining of pain on palpation of the neck
D. Patient with a knife wound to the chest and a GCS of 15
D. Patient with a knife wound to the chest and a GCS of 15
The premise of PHTLS is that:
A. EMTs must treat all trauma patient based on protocols
B. EMTs are capable of sound patient care judgment, given an adequate
knowledge base
C. EMTs must work only under on-line medical direction when caring for trauma
patients
D. EMTs are capable of working independently of medical direction
B. EMTs are capable of sound patient care judgment, given an adequate knowledge
base
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
EXAM(AGRADE)
Which of the following descriptions meets the criteria for transport to a facility
with a burn unit?
A. A 49 year old female with a partial thickness burn from her elbow to her
shoulder
B. A 25 year old male with an electrical burn across his chest
C. A 9 year old make with superficial burns on the backs of both legs
D. A 32 year old female with a partial thickness burn about twice the size of her
hand on her back
B. A 25 year old male with an electrical burn across his chest
The preferred method of dressing burns in the prehospital setting is:
A. Dry sterile dressing
B. Moist sterile dressing
C. Wet dressings
D. Petroleum gauze
A. Dry sterile dressing
In assessing the hypothermic patient in the prehospital setting, the most reliable
indicator of the severity of hypothermia is:
A. Rectal temperature
B. Oral temperature
C. Heart rate < 60
D. Presence or absence of shivering
,A. Rectal temperature
In the normal child, which general statement is most accurate in comparison with
the adult patient?
A. Blood pressure is higher, hear rate is higher, and ventilatory rate is higher
B. Blood pressure is lower, heart rate is lower, and ventilatory rate is higher
C. Blood pressure is lower, heart rate is higher, and ventilatory rate is higher
D. Blood pressure is lower, heart rate is higher, and ventilatory rate is lowe
C. Blood pressure is lower, heart rate is higher, and ventilatory rate is higher
A patient who withdraws from painful stimuli, opens eyes on verbal command,
and cannot speak because of intubation has a Glasgow Coma Scale of which of
the following:
A. 8
B. 8T
C. 7
D. 7T
B. 8T
(E-3, V-T, M-4)
The earliest site for intraosseous infusion is:
A. Anterior tibia, just above the tibial tuberosity
B. Anterior fibula
C. Anterior tibia, just below the tibial tuberosity
D. Posterior fibula
C. Anterior tibia, just below the tibial tuberosity
Which of the following behaviors is the most reliable indication of confusion in
the elderly trauma patient?
,A. Inability to recall his/her name
B. Inability to recall the day of the week
C. Inability to identify his/her present location when out of his/her normal
residence
D. Focus on repeated retelling of events that occurred years ago
A. Inability to recall his/her name
In the elderly trauma patient a high index of suspicion for shock should occur
beginning when the systolic blood pressure is less than:
A. 90 mmHg
B. 150 mmHg
C. 120 mmHg
D. 100 mmHg
C. 120 mmHg
In an adult patient, blood loss into the tissue from a fractured femur may be as
much as which of the following?
A. 150 to 500 mL
B. 500 to 1000 mL
C. 1000 2000 mL
D. 2500 to 5000 mL
C. 1000 2000 mL
Delayed death due to trauma is usually a result of:
A. Biochemical and pathophysiological effects of inadequate initial resuscitation
B. Acute circulatory failure
C. Brain injury
D. Acute hypoxia
, A. Biochemical and pathophysiological effects of inadequate initial resuscitation
A regional resource center with a full spectrum of trauma services from
prevention to rehabilitation which serves as the leader in trauma care for a
geographical region is a:
A. Level IV trauma center
B. Level III trauma center
C. Level II trauma center
D. Level I trauma center
D. Level I trauma center
Which of the following patients is not indicated for spinal immobilization?
A. Intoxicated patient in a MVC
B. Patient who fell 8 feet and lost consciousness
C. Patient complaining of pain on palpation of the neck
D. Patient with a knife wound to the chest and a GCS of 15
D. Patient with a knife wound to the chest and a GCS of 15
The premise of PHTLS is that:
A. EMTs must treat all trauma patient based on protocols
B. EMTs are capable of sound patient care judgment, given an adequate
knowledge base
C. EMTs must work only under on-line medical direction when caring for trauma
patients
D. EMTs are capable of working independently of medical direction
B. EMTs are capable of sound patient care judgment, given an adequate knowledge
base
