AWLS Study Questions 2025/2026 Exam
All Answers and Illustrations Given
name the parts of the primary survey: MARCH - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔M -
Massive hemorrhage
A - Airway + C-spine precautions
R - Respirations
C - Circulation
H - Hyper/hypothermia, hike vs helecopter
name the levels of consciousness: AVPU - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A - Alert &
oriented (x 1, 2, 3 or 4)
V - Verbal
,P - Pain
U - Unresponsive
name the parts of the secondary survey: SAMPLE - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔S -
Signs & symptoms
A - Allergies
M - Medications
P - Past medical/ surgical history
L - Last meal
E - Events leading up to the incident
name the parts of the secondary survey: pain characterization: COLDERR -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔C - character
O - onset
L - location
D - Duration
E - Exacerbation
R - relief
,R - Radiation
name the parts of the secondary survey: potential areas of major bleeds:
CARTS - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔C - chest
A - abdomen
R - renal/ retroperitoneal
T - thigh
S - Skin/ street
Name the parts of assessments of altered mental status: AEIOU-TIPS -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔A - Allergies/ altitude
E - environment / epilepsy
I - Infection
O - overdose
U - underdose
T - Trauma/ toxins
I - insulin (diabetes)
P - psychological disorder
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what is the purpose of the blood sweep during the primary survey -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔1. Identify sites of major bleeding
2. to detect major deformities
you are rock climbing with several friends & a rock slide occurs. 3 ppl fall
10-20 ft to the bottom & 2 other ppl were injured while standing at the
bottom of the cliff & looking up. which is appropriate?
a.) move all the injured ppl away from the base of the cliff
b.) don't move anyone due to C-spine risk
c.) put an overhead shade over the base of the cliff
d.)triage & only move pts with no C-spine risk
e.) leave all pts where they are lying and go get help - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a.)
move all the injured pts away from the base of the cliff
A hiker falls 150 ft down a steep embankment. She is pale but awake, has
a thready pulse of 130 bpm & c/o being thirsty. What best explains her
symptoms
a.) abrasions on her lower legs
All Answers and Illustrations Given
name the parts of the primary survey: MARCH - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔M -
Massive hemorrhage
A - Airway + C-spine precautions
R - Respirations
C - Circulation
H - Hyper/hypothermia, hike vs helecopter
name the levels of consciousness: AVPU - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A - Alert &
oriented (x 1, 2, 3 or 4)
V - Verbal
,P - Pain
U - Unresponsive
name the parts of the secondary survey: SAMPLE - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔S -
Signs & symptoms
A - Allergies
M - Medications
P - Past medical/ surgical history
L - Last meal
E - Events leading up to the incident
name the parts of the secondary survey: pain characterization: COLDERR -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔C - character
O - onset
L - location
D - Duration
E - Exacerbation
R - relief
,R - Radiation
name the parts of the secondary survey: potential areas of major bleeds:
CARTS - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔C - chest
A - abdomen
R - renal/ retroperitoneal
T - thigh
S - Skin/ street
Name the parts of assessments of altered mental status: AEIOU-TIPS -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔A - Allergies/ altitude
E - environment / epilepsy
I - Infection
O - overdose
U - underdose
T - Trauma/ toxins
I - insulin (diabetes)
P - psychological disorder
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COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, S - stroke
what is the purpose of the blood sweep during the primary survey -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔1. Identify sites of major bleeding
2. to detect major deformities
you are rock climbing with several friends & a rock slide occurs. 3 ppl fall
10-20 ft to the bottom & 2 other ppl were injured while standing at the
bottom of the cliff & looking up. which is appropriate?
a.) move all the injured ppl away from the base of the cliff
b.) don't move anyone due to C-spine risk
c.) put an overhead shade over the base of the cliff
d.)triage & only move pts with no C-spine risk
e.) leave all pts where they are lying and go get help - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a.)
move all the injured pts away from the base of the cliff
A hiker falls 150 ft down a steep embankment. She is pale but awake, has
a thready pulse of 130 bpm & c/o being thirsty. What best explains her
symptoms
a.) abrasions on her lower legs
