ATLS Post Test 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Correct Answers | New
Update
Which of the following is least reliable for diagnosing esophageal
intubation? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔ETT above carina on chest x ray
Which of the following signs necessitates the need for a definitive airway in
severe trauma patient? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Severe maxillofacial trauma
Twenty seven people are severely injured in an aircraft crash at a local
airport. The principles of triage include: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Produce the
greatest number of survivors based on available resources
Which of the following statements are correct? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cerebral
contusions may coalesce to form an intracerebral hematoma
,The primary indication for transferring a patient to a higher level trauma
center is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Resource limitations as determined by the
transferring doctor
A teenaged bicycle rider is hit by a truck traveling at high speed. In the
emergency department, she is actively bleeding from open fractures of her
legs, and has abrasions on her chest and abdominal wall. Her blood
pressure is 80/50 mm Hg, heart rate is 140 beats per minute, respiratory
rate is 8 breaths per minute, and GCS score is 6. The first step in
managing this patient is to:
a) obtain a lateral cervical spine xray.
b) administer 2 liters of crystalloid solution.
c) insert a central venous pressure line.
d) perform endotracheal intubation and ventilation. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D.
Perform endotracheal intubation and ventilation
Contraindication to nasogastric intubation is the presence of a: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Fracture of the cribiform plate
, Which of the following statements regarding patients with thoracic spine
injuries is true? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Log rolling may be destabilizing to
fractures from T12-L1
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 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A celiotomy
Young women sustains a severe head injury as the result of a motor
vehicle crash. In the emergency department her GCS is 6. Her BP is
140/90 mmHg and her HR is 80. She is intubated and is being
mechanically ventilated. Her pupils are 3 mm in size and equally reactive to
light. There is no other apparent injury. The more important principle to
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Questions and Correct Answers | New
Update
Which of the following is least reliable for diagnosing esophageal
intubation? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔ETT above carina on chest x ray
Which of the following signs necessitates the need for a definitive airway in
severe trauma patient? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Severe maxillofacial trauma
Twenty seven people are severely injured in an aircraft crash at a local
airport. The principles of triage include: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Produce the
greatest number of survivors based on available resources
Which of the following statements are correct? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cerebral
contusions may coalesce to form an intracerebral hematoma
,The primary indication for transferring a patient to a higher level trauma
center is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Resource limitations as determined by the
transferring doctor
A teenaged bicycle rider is hit by a truck traveling at high speed. In the
emergency department, she is actively bleeding from open fractures of her
legs, and has abrasions on her chest and abdominal wall. Her blood
pressure is 80/50 mm Hg, heart rate is 140 beats per minute, respiratory
rate is 8 breaths per minute, and GCS score is 6. The first step in
managing this patient is to:
a) obtain a lateral cervical spine xray.
b) administer 2 liters of crystalloid solution.
c) insert a central venous pressure line.
d) perform endotracheal intubation and ventilation. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D.
Perform endotracheal intubation and ventilation
Contraindication to nasogastric intubation is the presence of a: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Fracture of the cribiform plate
, Which of the following statements regarding patients with thoracic spine
injuries is true? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Log rolling may be destabilizing to
fractures from T12-L1
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 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A celiotomy
Young women sustains a severe head injury as the result of a motor
vehicle crash. In the emergency department her GCS is 6. Her BP is
140/90 mmHg and her HR is 80. She is intubated and is being
mechanically ventilated. Her pupils are 3 mm in size and equally reactive to
light. There is no other apparent injury. The more important principle to
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