ATLS PRETEST EXAM 2024| WITH 325
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS| GRADED A+
A trauma client presents to your emergency department
with inspiratory stridor and a suspected c-spine injury.
Oxygen saturation is 88% on high-flow oxygen via a
nonrebreathing mask. The most appropriate next step is to: -
...RIGHT ANSWER->> restrict cervical motion and
establish a definitive airway
When applying the Rule of Nines to infants: -
...RIGHT ANSWER->> The head is proportionally
larger in infants than in adults.
A healthy young male is brought to the emergency
department following a motor vehicle crash. His vital signs
are a blood pressure of 84/60, pulse 123, GCS 10. The
client moans when his pelvis is palpated. After initiating
fluid resuscitation, the next step in management is: -
,...RIGHT ANSWER->> placement of a pelvic binder
Which one of the following situations requires Rh
immunoglobulin administration to an injured woman? -
...RIGHT ANSWER->> positive pregnancy test, Rh
negative, and has torso trauma
,A 22-year-old female athlete is stabbed in her left chest at
the third interspace in the anterior axillary line. On
admission to the emergency department and 15 minutes
after the incident, she is awake and alert. Her heart rate is
100 beats per minute, blood pressure 80/60 mm Hg, and
respiratory rate 20 breaths per minute. A chest x-ray reveals
a large left hemothorax. A left chest tube is placed with an
immediate return of 1600 mL of blood. The next
management step for this client is: - ...RIGHT ANSWER->>
prepare for an exploratory thoracotomy
A 6-year-old boy walking across the street is struck by the
front bumper of a sports utility vehicle traveling at 32 kph
(20 mph). Which one of the following statements is
TRUE about this client? - ...RIGHT ANSWER->> A
pulmonary contusion may be present in the absence of rib
fractures.
, When something crashes in secondary survey, you... -
...RIGHT ANSWER->> GO BACK TO PRIAMRY
SURVEY
If the question says you do not have capabilities, you will
most likely - ...RIGHT ANSWER->> PREPARE FOR
AND DO NOT DELAY TRANSPORT
How much blood can femur lose - ...RIGHT ANSWER->>
2L
What is always going to be the shock type to pick -
...RIGHT ANSWER->> Hemorrhagic
What are the classes of hemorrhagic shock -
...RIGHT ANSWER->> 0-15% is class 1
15-30 is class 2
30-40% is class 3
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS| GRADED A+
A trauma client presents to your emergency department
with inspiratory stridor and a suspected c-spine injury.
Oxygen saturation is 88% on high-flow oxygen via a
nonrebreathing mask. The most appropriate next step is to: -
...RIGHT ANSWER->> restrict cervical motion and
establish a definitive airway
When applying the Rule of Nines to infants: -
...RIGHT ANSWER->> The head is proportionally
larger in infants than in adults.
A healthy young male is brought to the emergency
department following a motor vehicle crash. His vital signs
are a blood pressure of 84/60, pulse 123, GCS 10. The
client moans when his pelvis is palpated. After initiating
fluid resuscitation, the next step in management is: -
,...RIGHT ANSWER->> placement of a pelvic binder
Which one of the following situations requires Rh
immunoglobulin administration to an injured woman? -
...RIGHT ANSWER->> positive pregnancy test, Rh
negative, and has torso trauma
,A 22-year-old female athlete is stabbed in her left chest at
the third interspace in the anterior axillary line. On
admission to the emergency department and 15 minutes
after the incident, she is awake and alert. Her heart rate is
100 beats per minute, blood pressure 80/60 mm Hg, and
respiratory rate 20 breaths per minute. A chest x-ray reveals
a large left hemothorax. A left chest tube is placed with an
immediate return of 1600 mL of blood. The next
management step for this client is: - ...RIGHT ANSWER->>
prepare for an exploratory thoracotomy
A 6-year-old boy walking across the street is struck by the
front bumper of a sports utility vehicle traveling at 32 kph
(20 mph). Which one of the following statements is
TRUE about this client? - ...RIGHT ANSWER->> A
pulmonary contusion may be present in the absence of rib
fractures.
, When something crashes in secondary survey, you... -
...RIGHT ANSWER->> GO BACK TO PRIAMRY
SURVEY
If the question says you do not have capabilities, you will
most likely - ...RIGHT ANSWER->> PREPARE FOR
AND DO NOT DELAY TRANSPORT
How much blood can femur lose - ...RIGHT ANSWER->>
2L
What is always going to be the shock type to pick -
...RIGHT ANSWER->> Hemorrhagic
What are the classes of hemorrhagic shock -
...RIGHT ANSWER->> 0-15% is class 1
15-30 is class 2
30-40% is class 3
