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Which of the following is the C. Warm (40 degrees) water
recommended Method for treatment
frostbite?
A. Vasodilators
B. Anticigulants
C. Warm (40 degrees) water
D. Padding and elevation
E. Application of heat from a
hairdryer
Which of the following physical D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes. Spinal shock
findings suggest a cause of refers to loss of muscle toe (flaccidty) and loss of
hypotension other than spinal cord reflexes.
injury?
A. Priapism
B. Bradycardia
C. Diaphragmatic breathing
D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes
E. Ability to flex forearms but not
extend them
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The primary indication for C. Resource limitations as determined by the
transferring A patient to a higher transferring doctor
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
A young man sustains a rifle wound A. Laparotomy because of hemodynamic
to the mid-abdomen. He is brought abnormality
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
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A 42-year-old man is trapped from E. Bilateral compartment syndrome
the waist down beneath his
overturned tractor for several hours
before medical assistance arrives. He
is awake and alert until just before
arriving in the ED. He is now
unconscious and responds only to
painful stimuli by moaning. His pupils
are 3mm in diameter and
symmetrically reactive to light.
Prehospital personnel indicate that
they have not seen the patient move
either of his lower extremities. On
examination in the ED, no movement
of his lower extremities are detected,
even in response to painful stimuli.
The most likely cause for this finding
is:
A. An epidural hematoma
B. A pelvic fracture
C. Central cord syndrome
D. Intracerebral hemorrhage
E. Bilateral compartment syndrome
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A 6-year-o boy is struck by an D. Percutaneous peripheral veins in the upper
automobile and brought to the ED. extremities
He is lethargic, but withdraws
purposefully from painful stimuli. His
blood pressure is 90mmHg systolic,
heart rate 140 beats per minute and
his respiratory rate is 36 breaths per
minute. The preferred route of
venous access in this patient is:
A. Percutaneous femoral vein
cannulation
B. Cutdown on the saphenous vein at
the ankle
C. Intraosseous catheter placement
in the proximal tibia
D. Percutaneous peripheral veins in
the upper extremities
E. Central venous access via the
subclavian or internal jugular vein
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|2026 ATLS POST TEST 2025-2026
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Terms in this set (175)
Which of the following is the C. Warm (40 degrees) water
recommended Method for treatment
frostbite?
A. Vasodilators
B. Anticigulants
C. Warm (40 degrees) water
D. Padding and elevation
E. Application of heat from a
hairdryer
Which of the following physical D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes. Spinal shock
findings suggest a cause of refers to loss of muscle toe (flaccidty) and loss of
hypotension other than spinal cord reflexes.
injury?
A. Priapism
B. Bradycardia
C. Diaphragmatic breathing
D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes
E. Ability to flex forearms but not
extend them
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The primary indication for C. Resource limitations as determined by the
transferring A patient to a higher transferring doctor
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
A young man sustains a rifle wound A. Laparotomy because of hemodynamic
to the mid-abdomen. He is brought abnormality
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
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A 42-year-old man is trapped from E. Bilateral compartment syndrome
the waist down beneath his
overturned tractor for several hours
before medical assistance arrives. He
is awake and alert until just before
arriving in the ED. He is now
unconscious and responds only to
painful stimuli by moaning. His pupils
are 3mm in diameter and
symmetrically reactive to light.
Prehospital personnel indicate that
they have not seen the patient move
either of his lower extremities. On
examination in the ED, no movement
of his lower extremities are detected,
even in response to painful stimuli.
The most likely cause for this finding
is:
A. An epidural hematoma
B. A pelvic fracture
C. Central cord syndrome
D. Intracerebral hemorrhage
E. Bilateral compartment syndrome
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A 6-year-o boy is struck by an D. Percutaneous peripheral veins in the upper
automobile and brought to the ED. extremities
He is lethargic, but withdraws
purposefully from painful stimuli. His
blood pressure is 90mmHg systolic,
heart rate 140 beats per minute and
his respiratory rate is 36 breaths per
minute. The preferred route of
venous access in this patient is:
A. Percutaneous femoral vein
cannulation
B. Cutdown on the saphenous vein at
the ankle
C. Intraosseous catheter placement
in the proximal tibia
D. Percutaneous peripheral veins in
the upper extremities
E. Central venous access via the
subclavian or internal jugular vein
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