ATLS Post Test Practice Questions & Answers – Trauma Care Exam Preparation

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1. WhichgofgthegfollowinggsignsgisgLEASTgreliablegforgdiagnosinggesophagealgintubati

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a. symmetrical chest wall movement b.end-
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tidal CO2 presence by colorimetry
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c.bilateral breath sounds d.oxygen sat
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e. ETT above carina on chest x-ray
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2. Whichgofgthegfollowinggsigns gthegnecessitatesgagdefinitivegairwaygingseveregtraumagp

atients?

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c. severe maxillofacial fractures
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e. Glasgow Coma Scale score of 12 g g g g g




3. Twenty-

seven patients are seriously injured in an aircraft crash at a local airport. Theprinci
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ples of triage include:
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a. establish a triage site within the internal perimeter of the crash site b.treat o
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nly the most severely injured patients first
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c. immediately transport all patients to the nearest hospital g g g g g g g




d. treat the greatest number of patients in the shortest period of time
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e. produce the greatest number of survivors based on available resources
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a. Cerebral contusions may coalesce to form an intracerebral hematoma.
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b. Epidural hematomas are usually seen in the frontal region.
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c. Subdural hematomas are caused by injury to the middle meningeal artery.
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d. Subdural hematomas typically have a lenticular shape on CT scan.
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e. The associated brain damage is more severe in epidural hematomas.
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5. Ang18-ycar-

old male is brought to the emergenc} department after having been shot.
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He has one bullet wound just below the right clavicle and another just bel
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ow the costal margin in the right posterior axillary line. His blood pressur
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e is110/60 mm Hg.
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, heart rate is 90 beats per minute, and respiratory rate is 34 breaths per minute. After ensu
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ring apatent airway and inserting 2 large caliber IVlines., the next appropriate step is to
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:
a. obtain a portable chest x-
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ray b.administer a bolus of additional IV fluid
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d.obtain an abdominal CT scan
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e. perform diagnostic peritoneal lavage
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6. Ag47-year-

old house painter is brought to the hospital after falling 6 meters (20 feet) from a lad
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der and landing straddled on a fence. Examination of his perineum reveals extensiv
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e ecchymosis. There is a blood in the external urethral meatus. The initial diagnostic
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study for the evaluation of the urinary tract in this patient should be:
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7. Neurogenicgshockghasgallgofgthegfollowinggclassicgcharacteristicsgexceptgwhichgone?

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