ATLS POST TEST QUESTIONS
WITH ALL CORRECT
ANSWERS (ADVANCED
TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT)
LATEST 2025
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, 1. Q: Laryngeal fracture triad
A: Hoarseness, subcutaneous emphysema, palpable fracture.
2. Q: Signs of airway obstruction
A: Agitation, obtunded, cyanosis indicates hypoxemia. Inspect nail
beds and oral skin, look for retractions and use of accessory
muscles. Listen for abnormal sounds; noisy breathing (snoring,
gurgling, stridor) can indicate partial occlusion. Hoarseness or
dysphonia implies functional laryngeal obstruction.
3. Q: Ways ventilation can be compromised
A: Airway obstruction, altered ventilatory mechanics, central nervous
system depression.
4. Q: Injuries below C3 level result in
A: Maintenance of diaphragmatic function but loss of intercostal and
abdominal muscle contribution to respiration, leading to a seesaw
pattern of breathing.
5. Q: Signs of adequate ventilation
A: Symmetric rise and fall of the chest, adequate chest wall
excursion, equal air movement, decreased or absent breath sounds,
tachypnea, and use of capnography for assessment.
6. Q: Mnemonic for assessing potential for a difficult intubation
A: Lemon (Look externally, Evaluate 3-3-2 Rule, Mallampati,
Obstruction, Neck mobility).
7. Q: How to insert an oral airway
A: Insert the oral airway upside down until it touches the soft palate,
then rotate 180° to place it over the tongue. For children, use a
tongue blade first.
8. Q: Three types of definitive airways
A: Orotracheal tube, nasotracheal tube, and surgical airway
(cricothyroidotomy and tracheostomy).
9. Q: Criteria for establishing a definitive airway clinical findings
A: Inability to maintain a patent airway, inadequate oxygenation,
WITH ALL CORRECT
ANSWERS (ADVANCED
TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT)
LATEST 2025
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, 1. Q: Laryngeal fracture triad
A: Hoarseness, subcutaneous emphysema, palpable fracture.
2. Q: Signs of airway obstruction
A: Agitation, obtunded, cyanosis indicates hypoxemia. Inspect nail
beds and oral skin, look for retractions and use of accessory
muscles. Listen for abnormal sounds; noisy breathing (snoring,
gurgling, stridor) can indicate partial occlusion. Hoarseness or
dysphonia implies functional laryngeal obstruction.
3. Q: Ways ventilation can be compromised
A: Airway obstruction, altered ventilatory mechanics, central nervous
system depression.
4. Q: Injuries below C3 level result in
A: Maintenance of diaphragmatic function but loss of intercostal and
abdominal muscle contribution to respiration, leading to a seesaw
pattern of breathing.
5. Q: Signs of adequate ventilation
A: Symmetric rise and fall of the chest, adequate chest wall
excursion, equal air movement, decreased or absent breath sounds,
tachypnea, and use of capnography for assessment.
6. Q: Mnemonic for assessing potential for a difficult intubation
A: Lemon (Look externally, Evaluate 3-3-2 Rule, Mallampati,
Obstruction, Neck mobility).
7. Q: How to insert an oral airway
A: Insert the oral airway upside down until it touches the soft palate,
then rotate 180° to place it over the tongue. For children, use a
tongue blade first.
8. Q: Three types of definitive airways
A: Orotracheal tube, nasotracheal tube, and surgical airway
(cricothyroidotomy and tracheostomy).
9. Q: Criteria for establishing a definitive airway clinical findings
A: Inability to maintain a patent airway, inadequate oxygenation,
