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ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT COURSE
2025 |ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS
At how many weeks of pregnancy do women involved in an MVC automatically get
sent to a Trauma Center? - Correct-answer-> 20 weeks
Do we triage burn victims to a Burn Center or a Trauma Center? - Correct-answer-
If the burn victim has no trauma mechanism as a cause of his injury then they
would go to a Burn Center, however, if there was a trauma mechanism then they
would go to a Trauma Center first.
What Glasgow Coma Scale Score usually requires intubation? - Correct-answer-8
("Less than 8, intubate.")
What are some common culprits of airway obstruction? - Correct-answer--
Foreign bodies
- Facial or Neck trauma
- Secretions
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- Tongue
- Edema
When transfusing blood and/or crystalloids, what temperature should the fluids
be at? - Correct-answer-Blood and/or fluids should be warmed to ~ 39 C (or 102.2
F) in order to prevent hypothermia. Do not give them above 42 C, nor should you
use a microwave to warm them.
Prior to inserting a urinary catheter, what must be examined, and why, before
doing so? - Correct-answer-Examine the perineum and the genitalia. Blood at the
meatus or perineum might mean a urethral injury in which case you need to get a
retrograde urethrogram prior to inserting it.
When does the Secondary Survey begin? - Correct-answer-1.) Primary survey
complete
2.) Resuscitative efforts are underway, and patient is improving as demonstrated
by their vital signs.
What is the lethal triad? - Correct-answer--Acidosis
- Hypothermia
- Coagulopathy
ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT COURSE
2025 |ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS
At how many weeks of pregnancy do women involved in an MVC automatically get
sent to a Trauma Center? - Correct-answer-> 20 weeks
Do we triage burn victims to a Burn Center or a Trauma Center? - Correct-answer-
If the burn victim has no trauma mechanism as a cause of his injury then they
would go to a Burn Center, however, if there was a trauma mechanism then they
would go to a Trauma Center first.
What Glasgow Coma Scale Score usually requires intubation? - Correct-answer-8
("Less than 8, intubate.")
What are some common culprits of airway obstruction? - Correct-answer--
Foreign bodies
- Facial or Neck trauma
- Secretions
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- Tongue
- Edema
When transfusing blood and/or crystalloids, what temperature should the fluids
be at? - Correct-answer-Blood and/or fluids should be warmed to ~ 39 C (or 102.2
F) in order to prevent hypothermia. Do not give them above 42 C, nor should you
use a microwave to warm them.
Prior to inserting a urinary catheter, what must be examined, and why, before
doing so? - Correct-answer-Examine the perineum and the genitalia. Blood at the
meatus or perineum might mean a urethral injury in which case you need to get a
retrograde urethrogram prior to inserting it.
When does the Secondary Survey begin? - Correct-answer-1.) Primary survey
complete
2.) Resuscitative efforts are underway, and patient is improving as demonstrated
by their vital signs.
What is the lethal triad? - Correct-answer--Acidosis
- Hypothermia
- Coagulopathy
