ATLS test exam QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. 2 massive causes of secondary brain injury? - ANSWER-HYPOVOLEMIA and
HYPOXEMIA
2. Above what stage are you able to get neurogenic surprise - ANSWER-T6
3. Apical capping and widened mediastinum are reflective of what? - ANSWER-Aortic
trauma
4. Blowing air leak on chest tube is signal of? - ANSWER-TRACHEOBRONCHIAL
RUPTURE
5. Bowel sounds on chest auscultation are reflective of - ANSWER-Diaphragm harm
6. Circumferential burn? - ANSWER-Escharotomy
7. Description of neurogenic surprise affected person? - ANSWER-
8. Girl falls on her head, loses consciousness, and is now volatile. What kind of hematoma
is that this? - ANSWER-EPIDURAL, *lucid c language* is commonplace among time
of injury and presentation
9. How do you determine distinction between PTX and tamponade? - ANSWER-BREATH
SOUNDS
10.How a great deal blood can femur lose - ANSWER-2L
11.If affected person is unstable, unfastened air/blood on CT, peritoneal signs and
symptoms yield what? - ANSWER-EMERGENT laparotomy
12.If the query says you do now not have competencies, you'll maximum probable -
ANSWER-PREPARE FOR AND DO NOT DELAY TRANSPORT
13.If there may be BLOOD at the meatus, then what do you want to do? - ANSWER-RUG
first, because in case you do a cyst gram you will be spilling into the abd hollow
space
14.If you fail an IV in a kid what is next step? - ANSWER-IO
15.Indications of delivery to better Level of care with TBI? - ANSWER-Worsening GCS,
GCS <8. Lesions on CT
16.Initial management of burn? - ANSWER-DRY dressing. NOT moist!
17.Initial management of TBI? - ANSWER-elevate head
NS (3%)
18.MCC of cardiac arrest in kids? - ANSWER-HYPOXIA
19.Organ tear is more common with? - ANSWER-Penetrating injury
20.Peds kid with bicycle trauma is most likely goin to be? - ANSWER-PANCREATIC injury
21.T/F: Stridor is LATE finding of airway damage in burn pt? - ANSWER-TRUE
22.T/o secondary management of mild TBI? - ANSWER-CT repeat if first is abnormal OR
GCS persists at under 15.
Serial exams
23.Transfer indications for burn? - ANSWER-Partial thickness >40% BSA
24.Two important reasons to consider why GCS is going down? - ANSWER-TBI
ANSWERS
1. 2 massive causes of secondary brain injury? - ANSWER-HYPOVOLEMIA and
HYPOXEMIA
2. Above what stage are you able to get neurogenic surprise - ANSWER-T6
3. Apical capping and widened mediastinum are reflective of what? - ANSWER-Aortic
trauma
4. Blowing air leak on chest tube is signal of? - ANSWER-TRACHEOBRONCHIAL
RUPTURE
5. Bowel sounds on chest auscultation are reflective of - ANSWER-Diaphragm harm
6. Circumferential burn? - ANSWER-Escharotomy
7. Description of neurogenic surprise affected person? - ANSWER-
8. Girl falls on her head, loses consciousness, and is now volatile. What kind of hematoma
is that this? - ANSWER-EPIDURAL, *lucid c language* is commonplace among time
of injury and presentation
9. How do you determine distinction between PTX and tamponade? - ANSWER-BREATH
SOUNDS
10.How a great deal blood can femur lose - ANSWER-2L
11.If affected person is unstable, unfastened air/blood on CT, peritoneal signs and
symptoms yield what? - ANSWER-EMERGENT laparotomy
12.If the query says you do now not have competencies, you'll maximum probable -
ANSWER-PREPARE FOR AND DO NOT DELAY TRANSPORT
13.If there may be BLOOD at the meatus, then what do you want to do? - ANSWER-RUG
first, because in case you do a cyst gram you will be spilling into the abd hollow
space
14.If you fail an IV in a kid what is next step? - ANSWER-IO
15.Indications of delivery to better Level of care with TBI? - ANSWER-Worsening GCS,
GCS <8. Lesions on CT
16.Initial management of burn? - ANSWER-DRY dressing. NOT moist!
17.Initial management of TBI? - ANSWER-elevate head
NS (3%)
18.MCC of cardiac arrest in kids? - ANSWER-HYPOXIA
19.Organ tear is more common with? - ANSWER-Penetrating injury
20.Peds kid with bicycle trauma is most likely goin to be? - ANSWER-PANCREATIC injury
21.T/F: Stridor is LATE finding of airway damage in burn pt? - ANSWER-TRUE
22.T/o secondary management of mild TBI? - ANSWER-CT repeat if first is abnormal OR
GCS persists at under 15.
Serial exams
23.Transfer indications for burn? - ANSWER-Partial thickness >40% BSA
24.Two important reasons to consider why GCS is going down? - ANSWER-TBI
