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ATLS Pretest Final & Practice Exam : 350 Q&A with Correct Answers Graded A+

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Master your Advanced Trauma Life Support certification with this comprehensive ATLS Pretest Final and Practice Exam guide. Updated for , this resource contains 350 actual exam questions complete with correct, detailed answers and rationales. Already graded A+, this study material covers essential trauma scenarios including airway management, hemorrhagic shock, traumatic brain injuries, spinal trauma, burns, and pediatric emergencies. Perfect for medical residents, emergency physicians, and trauma nurses. Download now to pass your ATLS provider course with confidence on the first try!

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ATLS PRETEST FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM/n n n n n n



ACTUAL EXAMS WITH 350 QUESTIONS AND CORREC n n n n n n



T DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS /LATEST UPDATE 2
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n A trauma client presents to your emergency departmentwith inspiratory stri
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dor and a suspected c-spine injury.
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Oxygen saturation is 88% on high- n n n n n




flow oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask. The most appropriate next step is to: -
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...CORRECT ANS:- n




>>>...restrict cervical motion and establish adefinitive airway
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When applying the Rule of Nines to infants: -
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...CORRECT ANS:- n




>>>...The head is proportionally larger in infantsthan in adults.
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A healthy young male is brought to the emergency department following a moto
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r vehicle crash. His vital signsare a blood pressure of 84/60, pulse 123, GCS 10.
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The client moans when his pelvis is palpated. After initiating fluid resuscitation,
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n the next step in management is: -
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...CORRECT ANS:->>>...placement of a pelvic binder n n n n n




Which one of the following situations requires Rh immunoglobulin admini
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stration to an injured woman? - n n n n n

,...CORRECT ANS:- n




>>>...positive pregnancy test, Rh negative, and hastorso trauma
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A 22-year-
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old female athlete is stabbed in her left chest at the third interspace in the anterior a
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xillary line. On admission to the emergency department and 15 minutes afterthe in
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cident, she is awake and alert. Her heart rate is 100 beats per minute, blood pressur
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e 80/60 mm Hg, and respiratory rate 20 breaths per minute. A chest x-
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ray reveals a large left hemothorax. A left chest tube is placed with an immediate r
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eturn of 1600 mL of blood. The next management step for this client is: -
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n ...CORRECT ANS:->>>...prepare for an exploratory thoracotomy
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A 6-year-
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old boy walking across the street is struck by thefront bumper of a sports utility
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vehicle traveling at 32 kph (20 mph). Which one of the following statements is
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TRUEabout this client? - ...CORRECT ANS:-
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>>>...A pulmonary contusionmay be present in the absence of rib fractures.
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When something crashes in secondary survey, you... -
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...CORRECT ANS:->>>...GO BACK TO PRIAMRY SURVEY n n n n n




If the question says you do not have capabilities, you will most likely -
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>>>...PREPARE FOR AND DO NOTDELAY TRANSPORT n n n n n n

,How much blood can femur lose - ...CORRECT ANS:->>>...2L
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What is always going to be the shock type to pick -
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...CORRECT ANS:->>>...Hemorrhagic n




What are the classes of hemorrhagic shock -
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...CORRECT ANS:->>>...0-15% is class 1 n n n n




15-30 is class 2
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30-40% is class 3n n n




>40% is class 4
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What is the EARLIEST predictor of shock at what class -
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...CORRECT ANS:->>>...Narrowed pulse pressure in class 2
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What will be base deficit for class 2 shock? - ...CORRECT ANS:->>>...-2 to -
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What will be the deficit for class 4? - ...CORRECT ANS:->>>...-10 orless
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When will urine output start to decrease in shock? -
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...CORRECT ANS:->>>...Class 3 and 4 n n n n

, When does BP start to fall in shock - ...CORRECT ANS:->>>...Class 3
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What is GCS? - ...CORRECT ANS:->>>...E-
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Eye spont 4 To co
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mmand 3To pain 2 n n n n n




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Verbal spont is 5 Verbal co
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nfused is 4Inappropriate 3
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Garbling is 2 n n




None is 1 n n




Motor spont is 6 Localize pai
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n is 5 Withdrawal pain is 4
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Decorticating (flexion) is 3Decebrat n n n n




e (extension) is 2 None is 1
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Two main reasons to think about why GCS goes down? -
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...CORRECT ANS:->>>...TBI n




Hemorrhagic shock n

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