ATLS TRAUMA BUNDLE COMPREHENSIVE
ATLS TRAUMA BUNDLETEST
COMPREHENSIVE STUDYSOLUTIONS
GUIDE LATEST SOLVEDANSWERS
QUESTIONS AND
ATLS TRAUMA PAPER QUESTIONS ACCURATE
STUDY GUIDE LATEST SOLVED QUESTIONS
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
⩥ What does ATLS aim to reduce?
Answer: Morbidity and mortality.
⩥ What is a SIP?
Answer: Severely injured patient.
⩥ What are the 3 principles of ATLS?
Answer: Treat greatest threat first; treat without full diagnosis; don't wait
for history.
⩥ Who is in the trauma team?
Answer: Doctors, surgeons, nurses, radiographer, scribe.
⩥ What does the scribe do?
Answer: Records MOI, vitals, GCS, timeline, and events.
⩥ What are the 3 peaks of trauma death?
Answer: Immediate, early, late.
, ⩥ Which peak does ATLS target?
Answer: Early.
⩥ What vital signs trigger an ATLS call?
Answer: O2 <90%, BP <90, GCS <14.
⩥ What mechanisms trigger ATLS?
Answer: High-speed RTC, falls >3m, penetrating trauma, crush, blast.
⩥ What is the golden hour?
Answer: The first hour after trauma where rapid treatment improves
survival.
⩥ What are the 4 phases of ATLS?
Answer: Primary survey, resuscitation, secondary survey, definitive care.
⩥ What is assessed in A?
Answer: Airway and cervical spine protection.
⩥ When is a patient intubated?
Answer: When GCS ≤ 8.
ATLS TRAUMA BUNDLETEST
COMPREHENSIVE STUDYSOLUTIONS
GUIDE LATEST SOLVEDANSWERS
QUESTIONS AND
ATLS TRAUMA PAPER QUESTIONS ACCURATE
STUDY GUIDE LATEST SOLVED QUESTIONS
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
⩥ What does ATLS aim to reduce?
Answer: Morbidity and mortality.
⩥ What is a SIP?
Answer: Severely injured patient.
⩥ What are the 3 principles of ATLS?
Answer: Treat greatest threat first; treat without full diagnosis; don't wait
for history.
⩥ Who is in the trauma team?
Answer: Doctors, surgeons, nurses, radiographer, scribe.
⩥ What does the scribe do?
Answer: Records MOI, vitals, GCS, timeline, and events.
⩥ What are the 3 peaks of trauma death?
Answer: Immediate, early, late.
, ⩥ Which peak does ATLS target?
Answer: Early.
⩥ What vital signs trigger an ATLS call?
Answer: O2 <90%, BP <90, GCS <14.
⩥ What mechanisms trigger ATLS?
Answer: High-speed RTC, falls >3m, penetrating trauma, crush, blast.
⩥ What is the golden hour?
Answer: The first hour after trauma where rapid treatment improves
survival.
⩥ What are the 4 phases of ATLS?
Answer: Primary survey, resuscitation, secondary survey, definitive care.
⩥ What is assessed in A?
Answer: Airway and cervical spine protection.
⩥ When is a patient intubated?
Answer: When GCS ≤ 8.
