NEW 2025 ATLS 10TH Edition Post Exam
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Which one of the following should be performed first in any patient
whose injuries may include multiple closed extremity fractures?
A. A thorough assessment of four limb perfusion
B. Maneuvers to prevent necrosis of the skin
C. Extremity compartment syndrome release
D. Ensuring adequate oxygenation and ventilation
E. Evaluation for occult crush syndrome - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D.
Ensuring adequate oxygenation and ventilation
A patient arrives in the ED after being beaten about the head and face
with a wooden club. He is comatose and has a palpable depressed skull
fracture. His face is swollen and ecchymotic. He has gurgling
,respirations and vomitus on his face and clothing. The most appropriate
step after providing supplemental oxygen and elevating his jaw is to:
A. Request a CT-scan
B. Insert a gastric tube
C. Suction of the oropharynx
D. Obtain a lateral cervical spine x-ray
E. Ventilate the patient with a bag-mask - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C.
Suction of the oropharynx
Neurogenic shock has all of the following classic characteristics except
which one:
A. Hypotension
B. Vasodilatation
C. Bradycardia
D. Neurologic deficit
E. Narrowed pulse pressure - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > E. Narrowed
pulse pressure
,Which of the following physical findings suggest a cause of hypotension
other than spinal cord injury?
A. Prispism
B. Bradycardia
C. Diaphragmatic breathing
D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes
E. Ability to flex forearms but not extend them - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes. Spinal shock refers to loss of
muscle toe (flaccidty) and loss of reflexes.
The primary indication for transferring A patient to a higher level
trauma center is:
A. Unavailibility of surgeon or operating staff
B. Multiple system injuries, including severe head injury
C. Resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor
D. Resource limitations as determined by the hospital administration
, E. Widened mediastinum on chest x-ray following blunt trauma - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > C. Resource limitations as determined by the
transferring doctor (MÅ SJEKKES)
A young man sustains a rifle wound to the mid-abdomen. He is brought
promptly to the ED by prehospital personnel. His skin is cool and
diaphoretic, and his systolic blood pressure is 58mmHg. Warmed
crystalloid fluids are initiated without improvement in his vital signs.
The next, most appropriate, step is to perform:
A. a laparotomy
B. An abdominal CT-scan
C. Diagnostic laparoscopy
D. Abdominal ultrasonography
E. A diagnostic peritoneal lavage - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A.
Laparotomy because of hemodynamic abnormality
A 6-year-o boy is struck by an automobile and brought to the ED. He is
lethargic, but withdraws purposefully from painful stimuli. His blood
pressure is 90mmHg systolic, heart rate 140 beats per minute and his
Test | 2025 Complete ATLS Actual Exam
With Correct Verified Answers | Already
Graded A+ Exam
Which one of the following should be performed first in any patient
whose injuries may include multiple closed extremity fractures?
A. A thorough assessment of four limb perfusion
B. Maneuvers to prevent necrosis of the skin
C. Extremity compartment syndrome release
D. Ensuring adequate oxygenation and ventilation
E. Evaluation for occult crush syndrome - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D.
Ensuring adequate oxygenation and ventilation
A patient arrives in the ED after being beaten about the head and face
with a wooden club. He is comatose and has a palpable depressed skull
fracture. His face is swollen and ecchymotic. He has gurgling
,respirations and vomitus on his face and clothing. The most appropriate
step after providing supplemental oxygen and elevating his jaw is to:
A. Request a CT-scan
B. Insert a gastric tube
C. Suction of the oropharynx
D. Obtain a lateral cervical spine x-ray
E. Ventilate the patient with a bag-mask - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C.
Suction of the oropharynx
Neurogenic shock has all of the following classic characteristics except
which one:
A. Hypotension
B. Vasodilatation
C. Bradycardia
D. Neurologic deficit
E. Narrowed pulse pressure - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > E. Narrowed
pulse pressure
,Which of the following physical findings suggest a cause of hypotension
other than spinal cord injury?
A. Prispism
B. Bradycardia
C. Diaphragmatic breathing
D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes
E. Ability to flex forearms but not extend them - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes. Spinal shock refers to loss of
muscle toe (flaccidty) and loss of reflexes.
The primary indication for transferring A patient to a higher level
trauma center is:
A. Unavailibility of surgeon or operating staff
B. Multiple system injuries, including severe head injury
C. Resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor
D. Resource limitations as determined by the hospital administration
, E. Widened mediastinum on chest x-ray following blunt trauma - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > C. Resource limitations as determined by the
transferring doctor (MÅ SJEKKES)
A young man sustains a rifle wound to the mid-abdomen. He is brought
promptly to the ED by prehospital personnel. His skin is cool and
diaphoretic, and his systolic blood pressure is 58mmHg. Warmed
crystalloid fluids are initiated without improvement in his vital signs.
The next, most appropriate, step is to perform:
A. a laparotomy
B. An abdominal CT-scan
C. Diagnostic laparoscopy
D. Abdominal ultrasonography
E. A diagnostic peritoneal lavage - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A.
Laparotomy because of hemodynamic abnormality
A 6-year-o boy is struck by an automobile and brought to the ED. He is
lethargic, but withdraws purposefully from painful stimuli. His blood
pressure is 90mmHg systolic, heart rate 140 beats per minute and his
