Test Bank ATLS POST-TEST PRACTICE EXAM (HIGH-YIELD SIMULATION).pdf

Test Bank
ATLS POST-TEST PRACTICE EXAM
(HIGH-YIELD SIMULATION)
🔥 QUESTIONS 1–40 (WITH ANSWERS + RATIONALES)



1. The first step in the primary survey is:

A. Breathing​
B. Airway with cervical spine protection​
C. Circulation​
D. Disability​
Answer: B​
Rationale: ATLS always begins with airway while protecting C-spine.




2. The correct order of the ATLS primary survey is:

A. ABCDE​
B. CABDE​
C. ACDBE​
D. BCADE​
Answer: A




3. A patient with snoring respirations likely has:

A. Pneumonia​
B. Airway obstruction by tongue​
C. Asthma​
D. Stroke​
Answer: B

,4. The most immediate life threat in trauma is:

A. Fracture​
B. Airway obstruction​
C. Fever​
D. Pain​
Answer: B




5. Cervical spine protection is required in:

A. All trauma patients​
B. Only head injury patients​
C. Only unconscious patients​
D. Only bleeding patients​
Answer: A




6. The best initial airway maneuver is:

A. Head tilt-chin lift​
B. Jaw thrust​
C. Heimlich​
D. Suction only​
Answer: B




7. Signs of airway obstruction include:

A. Bradycardia​
B. Stridor​
C. Hypertension​
D. Rash​
Answer: B




8. Oxygen is administered during trauma because it:

, A. Treats infection​
B. Prevents hypoxia​
C. Lowers BP​
D. Stops bleeding​
Answer: B




9. The best indicator of oxygenation is:

A. Respiratory rate​
B. Pulse oximetry​
C. Blood pressure​
D. Temperature​
Answer: B




10. Pneumothorax is:

A. Fluid in lungs​
B. Air in pleural space​
C. Heart failure​
D. Infection​
Answer: B




11. Tension pneumothorax is characterized by:

A. Bradycardia​
B. Hypotension and tracheal deviation​
C. Rash​
D. Fever​
Answer: B




12. The immediate treatment for tension pneumothorax is:

A. Antibiotics​
B. Needle decompression​
C. Diuretics​
D. Observation​
Answer: B