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ATLS 10th Edition PRACTICE QUESTIONS (NEW UPDATED VERSION) LATEST
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS)- GUARANTEED PASS A+ UPDATED 2026
Batch 1: Questions 1–60
1.
An unconscious trauma patient has snoring respirations. What is the priority action?
Answer: Open the airway using a jaw-thrust maneuver
2.
Which airway adjunct is contraindicated in a conscious patient?
Answer: Oropharyngeal airway
3.
What is the most common cause of preventable trauma death?
Answer: Airway obstruction
4.
During the primary survey, airway assessment includes evaluation for:
Answer: Obstruction and cervical spine protection
5.
What is the correct order of the primary survey?
Answer: Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure
6.
Which maneuver protects the cervical spine during airway opening?
Answer: Jaw-thrust maneuver
7.
A trauma patient with facial fractures and bleeding requires:
Answer: Early definitive airway management
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8.
Which sign indicates a compromised airway?
Answer: Gurgling sounds
9.
What confirms proper endotracheal tube placement?
Answer: End-tidal CO₂ detection
10.
If intubation fails, what is the next step?
Answer: Surgical airway
11.
What is the primary cause of hypoxia in trauma patients?
Answer: Airway obstruction
12.
Which breathing assessment finding suggests pneumothorax?
Answer: Absent breath sounds on one side
13.
Which injury causes tracheal deviation?
Answer: Tension pneumothorax
14.
Immediate management of tension pneumothorax is:
Answer: Needle decompression
15.
Which condition requires immediate chest tube placement?
Answer: Hemothorax
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16.
Paradoxical chest wall movement indicates:
Answer: Flail chest
17.
Primary treatment of flail chest includes:
Answer: Oxygen and pain control
18.
Which chest injury causes hypotension and JVD?
Answer: Cardiac tamponade
19.
Beck’s triad includes hypotension, JVD, and:
Answer: Muffled heart sounds
20.
Initial treatment for cardiac tamponade is:
Answer: Pericardiocentesis
21.
The “C” in ABCDE stands for:
Answer: Circulation with hemorrhage control
22.
What is the most common cause of shock in trauma?
Answer: Hypovolemic shock
23.
The earliest sign of hemorrhagic shock is:
Answer: Tachycardia
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24.
Which IV access is preferred initially in trauma?
Answer: Two large-bore peripheral IVs
25.
If IV access fails, what is recommended?
Answer: Intraosseous access
26.
Initial fluid resuscitation uses:
Answer: Balanced isotonic crystalloid
27.
Massive transfusion protocol ratio is:
Answer: 1:1:1
28.
The best indicator of tissue perfusion is:
Answer: Urine output
29.
Target adult urine output is:
Answer: ≥0.5 mL/kg/hr
30.
Which condition causes hypotension with bradycardia?
Answer: Neurogenic shock
31.
Disability assessment focuses on:
Answer: Neurologic status
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ATLS 10th Edition PRACTICE QUESTIONS (NEW UPDATED VERSION) LATEST
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS)- GUARANTEED PASS A+ UPDATED 2026
Batch 1: Questions 1–60
1.
An unconscious trauma patient has snoring respirations. What is the priority action?
Answer: Open the airway using a jaw-thrust maneuver
2.
Which airway adjunct is contraindicated in a conscious patient?
Answer: Oropharyngeal airway
3.
What is the most common cause of preventable trauma death?
Answer: Airway obstruction
4.
During the primary survey, airway assessment includes evaluation for:
Answer: Obstruction and cervical spine protection
5.
What is the correct order of the primary survey?
Answer: Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure
6.
Which maneuver protects the cervical spine during airway opening?
Answer: Jaw-thrust maneuver
7.
A trauma patient with facial fractures and bleeding requires:
Answer: Early definitive airway management
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8.
Which sign indicates a compromised airway?
Answer: Gurgling sounds
9.
What confirms proper endotracheal tube placement?
Answer: End-tidal CO₂ detection
10.
If intubation fails, what is the next step?
Answer: Surgical airway
11.
What is the primary cause of hypoxia in trauma patients?
Answer: Airway obstruction
12.
Which breathing assessment finding suggests pneumothorax?
Answer: Absent breath sounds on one side
13.
Which injury causes tracheal deviation?
Answer: Tension pneumothorax
14.
Immediate management of tension pneumothorax is:
Answer: Needle decompression
15.
Which condition requires immediate chest tube placement?
Answer: Hemothorax
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16.
Paradoxical chest wall movement indicates:
Answer: Flail chest
17.
Primary treatment of flail chest includes:
Answer: Oxygen and pain control
18.
Which chest injury causes hypotension and JVD?
Answer: Cardiac tamponade
19.
Beck’s triad includes hypotension, JVD, and:
Answer: Muffled heart sounds
20.
Initial treatment for cardiac tamponade is:
Answer: Pericardiocentesis
21.
The “C” in ABCDE stands for:
Answer: Circulation with hemorrhage control
22.
What is the most common cause of shock in trauma?
Answer: Hypovolemic shock
23.
The earliest sign of hemorrhagic shock is:
Answer: Tachycardia
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24.
Which IV access is preferred initially in trauma?
Answer: Two large-bore peripheral IVs
25.
If IV access fails, what is recommended?
Answer: Intraosseous access
26.
Initial fluid resuscitation uses:
Answer: Balanced isotonic crystalloid
27.
Massive transfusion protocol ratio is:
Answer: 1:1:1
28.
The best indicator of tissue perfusion is:
Answer: Urine output
29.
Target adult urine output is:
Answer: ≥0.5 mL/kg/hr
30.
Which condition causes hypotension with bradycardia?
Answer: Neurogenic shock
31.
Disability assessment focuses on:
Answer: Neurologic status
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