ALL ATLS TEST FINAL EXAM PAPER SET 2
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ A trauma patient who has fallen 20 feet from an apartment
balcony is alert with warm, dry, pink skin, with normal capillary
refilling time to the lower extremities, and is hypotensive. The upper
extremities are cool, pale and diaphoretic. Which of the following
injuries should be suspected?
A. Aortic dissection
B. Liver laceration
C. Fractured pelvis
D. Spinal cord injury. Answer: D. Spinal cord injury
◉ Which of the following is a limitation of prehospital fluid
resuscitation of the patient in hemorrhagic shock?
A. Inability of fluids to carry oxygen
B. Pulmonary edema
C. Increased hemorrhage
D. All of the above. Answer: D. All of the above
,◉ Which of the following statements regarding signs of
intraabdominal injury is NOT true?
A. Fresh blood in the abdominal cavity does not cause signs of
peritonitis
B. A significant amount of blood loss occurs before abdominal
distention can be noticed
C. Substantial intraabdominal hemorrhage always causes tenderness
and abdominal rigidity
D. Signs and symptoms of shock greater than can be explained by
other injuries is a reliable indicator of intraabdominal injury.
Answer: C. Substantial intraabdominal hemorrhage always causes
tenderness and abdominal rigidity
◉ Which of the following assessment techniques is least useful in
the prehospital assessment of the patient with suspected
intraabdominal trauma?
A. Palpation
B. Auscultation
C. Inspection
D. Scene assessment. Answer: B. Auscultation
, ◉ Pregnant trauma patients should be placed on the left side
because:
A. This prevents seizures due to eclampsia
B. This prevents abruption of the placenta
C. This prevents compression of the vena cava
D. This is the best way to auscultate fetal heart tones. Answer: C.
This prevents compression of the vena cava
◉ Survival of the fetus in a trauma situation is most dependent upon
which of the following factors?
A. Gestational age of the fetus
B. Prenatal care
C. Immediate cesarean section
D. Good resuscitation of the mother. Answer: D. Good resuscitation
of the mother
◉ A patient struck in the back of the head with a baseball bat may
sustain a cerebral contusion to which area of the brain?
A. Frontal and occipital
B. Occipital
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ A trauma patient who has fallen 20 feet from an apartment
balcony is alert with warm, dry, pink skin, with normal capillary
refilling time to the lower extremities, and is hypotensive. The upper
extremities are cool, pale and diaphoretic. Which of the following
injuries should be suspected?
A. Aortic dissection
B. Liver laceration
C. Fractured pelvis
D. Spinal cord injury. Answer: D. Spinal cord injury
◉ Which of the following is a limitation of prehospital fluid
resuscitation of the patient in hemorrhagic shock?
A. Inability of fluids to carry oxygen
B. Pulmonary edema
C. Increased hemorrhage
D. All of the above. Answer: D. All of the above
,◉ Which of the following statements regarding signs of
intraabdominal injury is NOT true?
A. Fresh blood in the abdominal cavity does not cause signs of
peritonitis
B. A significant amount of blood loss occurs before abdominal
distention can be noticed
C. Substantial intraabdominal hemorrhage always causes tenderness
and abdominal rigidity
D. Signs and symptoms of shock greater than can be explained by
other injuries is a reliable indicator of intraabdominal injury.
Answer: C. Substantial intraabdominal hemorrhage always causes
tenderness and abdominal rigidity
◉ Which of the following assessment techniques is least useful in
the prehospital assessment of the patient with suspected
intraabdominal trauma?
A. Palpation
B. Auscultation
C. Inspection
D. Scene assessment. Answer: B. Auscultation
, ◉ Pregnant trauma patients should be placed on the left side
because:
A. This prevents seizures due to eclampsia
B. This prevents abruption of the placenta
C. This prevents compression of the vena cava
D. This is the best way to auscultate fetal heart tones. Answer: C.
This prevents compression of the vena cava
◉ Survival of the fetus in a trauma situation is most dependent upon
which of the following factors?
A. Gestational age of the fetus
B. Prenatal care
C. Immediate cesarean section
D. Good resuscitation of the mother. Answer: D. Good resuscitation
of the mother
◉ A patient struck in the back of the head with a baseball bat may
sustain a cerebral contusion to which area of the brain?
A. Frontal and occipital
B. Occipital
