ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT POST
TEST FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED TRAUMA SOLUTIONS STUDY
GUIDE RESOURCE
◉ During resuscitation, which one of the following is the most
reliable as a guide to volume replacement?
Answer: Urinary output
◉ Which one of the following is the recommended method for
initially treating frostbite?
Answer: Warm 40C water
◉ A young man sustains a gunshot wound to the abdomen and is
brought promptly to the ED by prehospital personnel. His skin is
cool and diaphoretic, and he is confused. His pulse is thready and his
femoral pulse is only weakly palpable. The definitive treatment in
managing this patient is to:
A. Administer O-negative blood
B. Apply external warming devices
C. Control internal hemorrhage operatively
D. Apply a pneumatic antishock garment (PASG)
, E. Infuse large volumes of intravenous crystalloid solutions.
Answer: C. Control internal hemorrhage operatively
◉ To establish a diagnosis of shock,
A. Systolic blood pressure must be below 90mmHg
B. The presence of a closed head injury should be excluded
C. Acidosis should be present by arterial blood gas analysis
D. The patient must fail to respond to intravenous fluid infusion
E. Clinical evidence of inadequate organ perfusion must be present.
Answer: Clinical evidence of inadequate organ perfusion must be
present.
◉ absence of breath sounds and dullness to percussion over the left
hemothorax are findings explained by:
Answer: Left hemothorax
◉ A 17-year-old helmeted motorcyclist is struck broadside by an
automobile at an intersection. He is unconscious at the scene with a
blood pressure of 140/90mmHg, heart rate of 90 beats per minute,
and respiratory rate of 22 breaths per minute. His respirations are
sonorous and deep. His GCS score is 6. Immobilization of the entire
patient may include the use of all the following EXCEPT:
A. Air splints
B. Bolstering devices
TEST FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED TRAUMA SOLUTIONS STUDY
GUIDE RESOURCE
◉ During resuscitation, which one of the following is the most
reliable as a guide to volume replacement?
Answer: Urinary output
◉ Which one of the following is the recommended method for
initially treating frostbite?
Answer: Warm 40C water
◉ A young man sustains a gunshot wound to the abdomen and is
brought promptly to the ED by prehospital personnel. His skin is
cool and diaphoretic, and he is confused. His pulse is thready and his
femoral pulse is only weakly palpable. The definitive treatment in
managing this patient is to:
A. Administer O-negative blood
B. Apply external warming devices
C. Control internal hemorrhage operatively
D. Apply a pneumatic antishock garment (PASG)
, E. Infuse large volumes of intravenous crystalloid solutions.
Answer: C. Control internal hemorrhage operatively
◉ To establish a diagnosis of shock,
A. Systolic blood pressure must be below 90mmHg
B. The presence of a closed head injury should be excluded
C. Acidosis should be present by arterial blood gas analysis
D. The patient must fail to respond to intravenous fluid infusion
E. Clinical evidence of inadequate organ perfusion must be present.
Answer: Clinical evidence of inadequate organ perfusion must be
present.
◉ absence of breath sounds and dullness to percussion over the left
hemothorax are findings explained by:
Answer: Left hemothorax
◉ A 17-year-old helmeted motorcyclist is struck broadside by an
automobile at an intersection. He is unconscious at the scene with a
blood pressure of 140/90mmHg, heart rate of 90 beats per minute,
and respiratory rate of 22 breaths per minute. His respirations are
sonorous and deep. His GCS score is 6. Immobilization of the entire
patient may include the use of all the following EXCEPT:
A. Air splints
B. Bolstering devices
