Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) 10th Edition – Post Test with Verified Answers ()

ATLS 10TH EDITION POST TEST
EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS |
100% CORRECT | GRADED A+ 2025
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,1. WhichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegrecommendedgMethodgforgtrestemtgfrostbite?

A. Vasodilators

B. Anticigulants

C. Warmg(40gdegrees)gwater

D. Paddinggandgelevation

E. Applicationgofgheatgfromgaghairdryer:

Answer>gC.gWarmg(40gdegrees)gwater

2. Whichgofgthegfollowinggphysicalgfindingsgsuggestgagcausegofghypotensiongothergthangspinalg

cordginjury?

A. Prispism

B. Bradycardia

C. Diaphragmaticgbreathing

D. Presencegofgdeepgtendongreflexes

E. Abilitygtogflexgforearmsgbutgnotgextendgthem

Answer>:gD.gPresencegofgdeepgtendongreflexes.gSpinalgshockgrefersgtoglossgofgmusclegtoeg(flac

cidty)gandglossgofgreflexes.

3. ThegprimarygindicationgforgtransferringgAgpatientgtogaghigherglevelgtraumagcentergis:

A. Unavailibilitygofgsurgeongorgoperatinggstaff

B. Multiplegsystemginjuries,gincludinggseveregheadginjury

C. Resourceglimitationsgasgdeterminedgbygthegtransferringgdoctor
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,D. Resourceglimitationsgasgdeterminedgbygtheghospitalgadministration

E. Widenedgmediastinumgongchestgx-raygfollowinggbluntgtrauma:

Answer>ggC.gResourceglimitationsgasgdeterminedgbygthegtransferringgdoctorg(MÅgSJEKKES)

4. Agyounggmangsustainsgagriflegwoundgtogthegmid-

abdomen.gHegisgbroughtgpromptlygtogthegEDgbygprehospitalgpersonnel.gHisgskingisgcoolgandgdiapho

retic,gandghisgsystolicgbloodgpressuregisg58mmHg.gWarmedgcrystalloidgfluidsgareginitiatedgwithoutg

mprovementginghisgvitalgsigns.gThegnext,gmostgappropriate,gstepgisgtogperform:

A. aglaparotomy

B. AngabdominalgCT-scan

C. Diagnosticglaparoscopy

D. Abdominalgultrasonography

E. Agdiagnosticgperitonealglavage:

Answer>ggA.gLaparotomygbecausegofghemodynamicgab-gnormality

5. Ag42-year-

oldgmangisgtrappedgfromgthegwaistgdowngbeneathghisgoverturnedgtractorgforgseveralghoursgbefore

gmedicalgassistancegarrives.gHegisgawakegandgalertguntilgjustgbeforegarrivinggingthegED.gHegisgnow

gunconsciousgandgrespondsgonlygtogpainfulgstimuligbygmoaning.gHisgpupilsgareg3mmgingdiameterg

andgsymmetricallygreactivegtoglight.gPrehospitalgpersonnelgindicategthatgtheyghave




notgseengthegpatientgmovegeithergofghisglowergextremities.gOngexaminationgingthegED,gnogmoveme
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, ntgofghisglowergextremitiesgaregdetected,gevengingresponsegtogpainfulgstimuli.gThegmostglikelygcaus

gforgthisgfindinggis:

A. Angepiduralghematoma

B. Agpelvicgfracture

C. Centralgcordgsyndrome

D. Intracerebralghemorrhage

E. Bilateralgcompartmentgsyndrome:
Answer>gDgMÅgSJEKKES

6. Ag6-year-
ogboygisgstruckgbygangautomobilegandgbroughtgtogthegED.gHegisglethargic,gbutgwithdraws

gpurposefullygfromgpainfulgstimuli.gHisgbloodgpressuregisg90mmHggsystolic,gheartgrateg140g

beatsgpergminutegandghisgrespiratorygrategisg36gbreathsgpergminute.gThegpreferredgroutegof

gvenousgaccessgingthisgpatientgis:

A. Percutaneousgfemoralgveingcannulation

B. Cutdowngongthegsaphenousgveingatgthegankle

C. Intraosseousgcathetergplacementgingthegproximalgtibia

D. Percutaneousgperipheralgveinsgingtheguppergextremities

E. Centralgvenousgaccessgviagthegsubclaviangorginternalgjugulargvein:
Answer>ggD.gPercu-gtaneousgperipheralgveinsgingtheguppergextremities

7. Agyounggmangsustainsgaggunshotgwoundgtogthegabdomengandgisgbroughtgpromptlygtogt
hegEDgbygprehospitalgpersonnel.gHisgskingisgcoolgandgdiaphoretic,gandghegisgconfused.gHis
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