ATLS Post Test #2 Save
Terms in this set (40)
,A 17-year-old female is brought D
to the emergency department
following a 2-meter (6-foot) fall
onto concrete. She is
unresponsive and found to
have a respiratory rate of 32,
blood pressure of 90/60
mmHg, and heart rate of 68.
The first step in the treatment is:
A. Administering vasopressors
B. Establishing IV access for
drug-assisted intubation
C. Seeking the cause of her
decreased level of
consciousness
D. Applying oxygen and
maintaining her airway
E. Excluding hemorrhage as a
cause of shock
,An 18-year-old is brought to the A
emergency department after
having been shot. He has one
bullet wound just below the
right clavicle and another just
below the costal margin in the
right posterior axillary line. His
blood pressure is 110/60 mmHg,
heart rate is 90 beats per
minute, and respiratory rate is
34 breaths per minute. After
ensuring a patent airway and
inserting two large-caliber IV
lines, the next appropriate step
is to:
A. Obtain a portable chest x-
ray
B. Administer a bolus of
additional IV fluid
C. Perform a laparotomy
D. Obtain an abdominal CT scan
E. Perform diagnostic
peritoneal lavage
, An 18-year-old motorcyclist C
collides head-on with a pick-up
truck and sustains massive facial
injuries. In the emergency
department his blood pressure
is 150/88 mmHg, heart rate is 88
beats per minute and regular,
and respiratory rate is 26
breaths per minute. His
respirations are labored and
sonorous. His Glasgow Coma
Scale score is 7. Attempts at
orotracheal intubation with
restriction of cervical spinal
motion are unsuccessful due to
bleeding and distorted
anatomy. The patient becomes
apneic. The best procedure for
airway management in this
situation is:
A. Nasotracheal intubation
B. Emergency tracheostomy
C. Surgical cricothyroidotomy
D. Placement of an
oropharyngeal airway
E. Placement of an
nasopharyngeal airway
Terms in this set (40)
,A 17-year-old female is brought D
to the emergency department
following a 2-meter (6-foot) fall
onto concrete. She is
unresponsive and found to
have a respiratory rate of 32,
blood pressure of 90/60
mmHg, and heart rate of 68.
The first step in the treatment is:
A. Administering vasopressors
B. Establishing IV access for
drug-assisted intubation
C. Seeking the cause of her
decreased level of
consciousness
D. Applying oxygen and
maintaining her airway
E. Excluding hemorrhage as a
cause of shock
,An 18-year-old is brought to the A
emergency department after
having been shot. He has one
bullet wound just below the
right clavicle and another just
below the costal margin in the
right posterior axillary line. His
blood pressure is 110/60 mmHg,
heart rate is 90 beats per
minute, and respiratory rate is
34 breaths per minute. After
ensuring a patent airway and
inserting two large-caliber IV
lines, the next appropriate step
is to:
A. Obtain a portable chest x-
ray
B. Administer a bolus of
additional IV fluid
C. Perform a laparotomy
D. Obtain an abdominal CT scan
E. Perform diagnostic
peritoneal lavage
, An 18-year-old motorcyclist C
collides head-on with a pick-up
truck and sustains massive facial
injuries. In the emergency
department his blood pressure
is 150/88 mmHg, heart rate is 88
beats per minute and regular,
and respiratory rate is 26
breaths per minute. His
respirations are labored and
sonorous. His Glasgow Coma
Scale score is 7. Attempts at
orotracheal intubation with
restriction of cervical spinal
motion are unsuccessful due to
bleeding and distorted
anatomy. The patient becomes
apneic. The best procedure for
airway management in this
situation is:
A. Nasotracheal intubation
B. Emergency tracheostomy
C. Surgical cricothyroidotomy
D. Placement of an
oropharyngeal airway
E. Placement of an
nasopharyngeal airway
