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1. Which of the following is least reliable for diagnosing esophageal intubation?- ANS : ETT above carina on chest x ray 2. Which of the following signs necessitates the need for a definitive airway in severe trauma patient?: ANS Severe maxillofacial trauma 3. Twenty seven people are severely injured in an aircraft crash at a local airport. The principles of triage include:: ANS Produce the greatest number of survivors based on available resources 4. Which of the following statements are correct?: ANS Cerebral contusions may coalesce to form an intracerebral hematoma 5. The primary indication for transferring a patient to a higher level trauma center is:: ANS Resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor

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2024|ATLS Post Test|2024-2025 Newest update|
Recently testing real examquestions|
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|alreadgraded A+

1. Which of the following is least reliable for diagnosing
esophageal intubation?- <ANS>
: ETT above carina on chest x ray


2. Which of the following signs necessitates the need
for a definitive airway in severe trauma patient?: <ANS>
Severe maxillofacial trauma


3. Twenty seven people are severely injured in an aircraft
crash at a local airport. The principles of triage include:: <ANS>
Produce the greatest number of survivors based on available resources



4. Which of the following statements are correct?: <ANS>
Cerebral contusions may coalesce to form an intracerebral


,hematoma


5. The primary indication for transferring a patient to
a higher level trauma center is:: <ANS> Resource
limitations as determined by the transferring doctor



6. 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.: <ANS>
D. Perform endotracheal intubation and ventilation


7. Contraindication to nasogastric intubation is the
presence of a:: <ANS> Fracture of the cribiform plate


8. Which of the following statements regarding
patients with thoracic spine injuries is true?: <ANS> Log
rolling may be destabilizing to fractures from T12-L1



9. 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:

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