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ATLS Post Test Latest Versions (All Final Exams 2025) –
Verified Questions, Correct Answers, and Complete Study
Guide for Advanced Trauma Life Support Certification
Prepare for the ATLS Post Test Latest Versions and All Final Exams 2025 with verified
questions, correct answers, and updated study materials. This comprehensive Advanced
Trauma Life Support (ATLS) guide covers every topic, helping medical professionals
strengthen trauma care knowledge and pass their certification exams confidently.
• ATLS Post Test Latest Versions 2025
• ATLS post test all final exams
• Advanced Trauma Life Support post test
• ATLS latest version questions and answers
• ATLS post test answer key 2025
A 17-year-old male is hit on the head with a baseball bat. He withdraws and opens his eyes in
response to deep painful stimuli. He also mumbles incomprehensibly. What is his Glasgow coma
scale score? - ANSWER-8
Hypoxia - ANSWER-PE: cyanosis
Can be rapidly measured with pulse ox
After placement of a chest tube for a traumatic pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema is
observed. After checking the drainage and chest tube site, what else should be done? -
ANSWER--Increase level of suction
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-Insert second chest tube
-Adjust chest tube
Do NOT flush tube with saline
Which of the following injuries is most critical?
A. Fractured femur
B. Fractured pelvis
C. Fractured humerus
D. Fractured fibula - ANSWER-B. Fractured pelvis
A patient on a mechanical ventilator is fighting the machine, and has elevated peak airway
pressures. What medication should be used?
A. Benzodiazepines
B. Vecuronium
C. Barbiturates
D. Baclofen - ANSWER-B. Vecuronium
What is the primary goal in the initial resuscitation of a cardiac arrest?
A. Renal perfusion
B. Limb perfusion
C. Myocardial perfusion
D. Brain perfusion - ANSWER-D. Brain perfusion
Which statement is most accurate regarding a chest tube connected to a water seal drainage
system?
A. Bubbles in the water indicate that the chest tube is no longer needed
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B. The water level should fall slightly with each spontaneous inspiration
C. The drainage system should be kept below the level of chest tube insertion
D. The chest tube should be clamped at all times when the patient is ambulatory - ANSWER-C.
The drainage system should be kept below the level of chest tube insertion
Confirmatory test that is a reliable indicator of brain death
A. Apnea test with a pCO2 less than 40 B. Electromyography
C. 4-vessel cerebral angiography
D. CT scan of the brain - ANSWER-C. 4-vessel cerebral angiography
MC spine problem seen in patient's with Down syndrome - ANSWER-Atlanto-axial instability
As a result of burn trauma, fluid shifts can cause hematocrit levels to
A. Rise
B. Fall
C. Remain unchanged while hemoglobin levels drop
D. Rise initially then fall dramatically - ANSWER-A. Rise
During an MVA, what is most likely injury to occur after knees strike the dashboard
A. Fractured femur
B. Fractured humerus
C. Lacerated spleen
D. None of the above - ANSWER-A. Fractured femur
Reason epinephrine is added to local anesthetics - ANSWER-Prolongs its action
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Used to treat high ICP - ANSWER-Control BG
Hyperventilation (pCO2 30-35)
Elevate head of bed
Mannitol (osmotic diuretic)
Furosemide (loop diur.)
Earliest symptom of local anesthetic toxicity - ANSWER-Tongue and circumoral numbness
A 18-year-old male sustains a right femur fracture and a cerebral concussion in a motor vehicle
accident. His initial blood pressure is 75/50 mmHg with a pulse of 90 beats per minute. After
giving him 2 liters of Ringer lactate he stabilizes, but the blood pressure falls when he is seen in
the ER. Which of the following would be the cause of suspected hypotension in this patient?
A. Subdural hematoma
B. Undiagnosed facial fracture
C. Ruptured spleen
D. 10% pneumothorax - ANSWER-C. Ruptured spleen
An unrestrained driver involved in a high speed MVA is transported by paramedics with c-spine
precautions. GCS score is 7, but there is no obvious trauma. Respirations are shallow, and BVM
is not providing adequate ventilation. Extremities are cool, and the pulses are thready. Prior to
rapid sequence intubation, what should be done?
A. Brief neurologic examination
B. Immediate chin lift and jaw thrust maneuver
C. Assess all vital signs
D. Administer 4-5 quick tidal volume breaths with an FIO2 - ANSWER-D. Administer 4-5 quick
tidal volume breaths with an FIO2 of 100% using a bag mask ventilatory device
ATLS Post Test Latest Versions (All Final Exams 2025) –
Verified Questions, Correct Answers, and Complete Study
Guide for Advanced Trauma Life Support Certification
Prepare for the ATLS Post Test Latest Versions and All Final Exams 2025 with verified
questions, correct answers, and updated study materials. This comprehensive Advanced
Trauma Life Support (ATLS) guide covers every topic, helping medical professionals
strengthen trauma care knowledge and pass their certification exams confidently.
• ATLS Post Test Latest Versions 2025
• ATLS post test all final exams
• Advanced Trauma Life Support post test
• ATLS latest version questions and answers
• ATLS post test answer key 2025
A 17-year-old male is hit on the head with a baseball bat. He withdraws and opens his eyes in
response to deep painful stimuli. He also mumbles incomprehensibly. What is his Glasgow coma
scale score? - ANSWER-8
Hypoxia - ANSWER-PE: cyanosis
Can be rapidly measured with pulse ox
After placement of a chest tube for a traumatic pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema is
observed. After checking the drainage and chest tube site, what else should be done? -
ANSWER--Increase level of suction
,2|Page
-Insert second chest tube
-Adjust chest tube
Do NOT flush tube with saline
Which of the following injuries is most critical?
A. Fractured femur
B. Fractured pelvis
C. Fractured humerus
D. Fractured fibula - ANSWER-B. Fractured pelvis
A patient on a mechanical ventilator is fighting the machine, and has elevated peak airway
pressures. What medication should be used?
A. Benzodiazepines
B. Vecuronium
C. Barbiturates
D. Baclofen - ANSWER-B. Vecuronium
What is the primary goal in the initial resuscitation of a cardiac arrest?
A. Renal perfusion
B. Limb perfusion
C. Myocardial perfusion
D. Brain perfusion - ANSWER-D. Brain perfusion
Which statement is most accurate regarding a chest tube connected to a water seal drainage
system?
A. Bubbles in the water indicate that the chest tube is no longer needed
,3|Page
B. The water level should fall slightly with each spontaneous inspiration
C. The drainage system should be kept below the level of chest tube insertion
D. The chest tube should be clamped at all times when the patient is ambulatory - ANSWER-C.
The drainage system should be kept below the level of chest tube insertion
Confirmatory test that is a reliable indicator of brain death
A. Apnea test with a pCO2 less than 40 B. Electromyography
C. 4-vessel cerebral angiography
D. CT scan of the brain - ANSWER-C. 4-vessel cerebral angiography
MC spine problem seen in patient's with Down syndrome - ANSWER-Atlanto-axial instability
As a result of burn trauma, fluid shifts can cause hematocrit levels to
A. Rise
B. Fall
C. Remain unchanged while hemoglobin levels drop
D. Rise initially then fall dramatically - ANSWER-A. Rise
During an MVA, what is most likely injury to occur after knees strike the dashboard
A. Fractured femur
B. Fractured humerus
C. Lacerated spleen
D. None of the above - ANSWER-A. Fractured femur
Reason epinephrine is added to local anesthetics - ANSWER-Prolongs its action
, 4|Page
Used to treat high ICP - ANSWER-Control BG
Hyperventilation (pCO2 30-35)
Elevate head of bed
Mannitol (osmotic diuretic)
Furosemide (loop diur.)
Earliest symptom of local anesthetic toxicity - ANSWER-Tongue and circumoral numbness
A 18-year-old male sustains a right femur fracture and a cerebral concussion in a motor vehicle
accident. His initial blood pressure is 75/50 mmHg with a pulse of 90 beats per minute. After
giving him 2 liters of Ringer lactate he stabilizes, but the blood pressure falls when he is seen in
the ER. Which of the following would be the cause of suspected hypotension in this patient?
A. Subdural hematoma
B. Undiagnosed facial fracture
C. Ruptured spleen
D. 10% pneumothorax - ANSWER-C. Ruptured spleen
An unrestrained driver involved in a high speed MVA is transported by paramedics with c-spine
precautions. GCS score is 7, but there is no obvious trauma. Respirations are shallow, and BVM
is not providing adequate ventilation. Extremities are cool, and the pulses are thready. Prior to
rapid sequence intubation, what should be done?
A. Brief neurologic examination
B. Immediate chin lift and jaw thrust maneuver
C. Assess all vital signs
D. Administer 4-5 quick tidal volume breaths with an FIO2 - ANSWER-D. Administer 4-5 quick
tidal volume breaths with an FIO2 of 100% using a bag mask ventilatory device
