ATLS EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
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, Certainly! Here are the questions and answers numbered for you:
1. Predominant cause of preventable deaths after injury
**Hemorrhage**
2. Causes of shock
1) Tension pneumothorax
2) Hypotension following injury due to blood loss
3. Signs of hypovolemia
- Ashen, gray facial skin and pale extremities
- Rapid, thready pulse
- Altered LOC (impaired cerebral perfusion)
4. Most common origin of shock associated with injury
**Hypovolemic shock**
5. Treatment of hypovolemic shock
1) Warmed IV fluid therapy with crystalloids (37-40°C or 98.6-104°F) with bolus of 1L of
isotonic solution
2) Blood transfusion
6. The ________ score of the GCS correlates with outcome.
**Motor**
7. Until proven otherwise, always presume that changes in level of consciousness are a
result of....
**Central nervous system injury**
AND ANSWERS
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Certainly! Here are the questions and answers numbered for you:
1. Predominant cause of preventable deaths after injury
**Hemorrhage**
2. Causes of shock
1) Tension pneumothorax
2) Hypotension following injury due to blood loss
3. Signs of hypovolemia
- Ashen, gray facial skin and pale extremities
- Rapid, thready pulse
- Altered LOC (impaired cerebral perfusion)
4. Most common origin of shock associated with injury
**Hypovolemic shock**
5. Treatment of hypovolemic shock
1) Warmed IV fluid therapy with crystalloids (37-40°C or 98.6-104°F) with bolus of 1L of
isotonic solution
2) Blood transfusion
6. The ________ score of the GCS correlates with outcome.
**Motor**
7. Until proven otherwise, always presume that changes in level of consciousness are a
result of....
**Central nervous system injury**
