ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT ATLS
CERTIFICATION EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
◉ What are the clinical signs of airway obstruction? Answer:
snoring, stridor, hoarseness or no noise at all
◉ What are the techniques for clearing an obstructed airway?
Answer: Suction
Removal of foreign body
Head tilt and chin lift
Airway adjuncts - Guedel aiway
Definite surgical airway
◉ How do you size a Guedel airway? Answer: measuring from the
centre of the mouth (between the first incisors) to the angle of the
mandible
◉ How does tension pneumothorax lead to death? Answer: A
tension pneumothorax essential acts as an internal one-way valve -
allowing air into the chest cavity but not out.
This results in pressure on the mediastinum, thus decreasing venous
return to the heart and eventual cardiac arrest.
CERTIFICATION EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
◉ What are the clinical signs of airway obstruction? Answer:
snoring, stridor, hoarseness or no noise at all
◉ What are the techniques for clearing an obstructed airway?
Answer: Suction
Removal of foreign body
Head tilt and chin lift
Airway adjuncts - Guedel aiway
Definite surgical airway
◉ How do you size a Guedel airway? Answer: measuring from the
centre of the mouth (between the first incisors) to the angle of the
mandible
◉ How does tension pneumothorax lead to death? Answer: A
tension pneumothorax essential acts as an internal one-way valve -
allowing air into the chest cavity but not out.
This results in pressure on the mediastinum, thus decreasing venous
return to the heart and eventual cardiac arrest.
