ATLS CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ what is a medication that can be administered in a trauma situation to
manage hemorrhage? Answer: txa
⩥ what is recommended patient care after placing a tourniquet? Answer:
warm blankets
⩥ how, anatomically, should a tourniquet be placed? what should be
avoided? what should be documented? Answer: -2-3inches above wound
-avoid placing over a joint
-tourniquet time of placement
⩥ what exam finding should be present if a tourniquet is properly
placed? Answer: lack of distal pulses
⩥ first step in ANY airway interventions in a trauma patient? Answer:
STABILIZE C SPINE
, ⩥ how many breaths per second in a patient with a bag valve mask?
Answer: 1 breath q6sec
⩥ list the steps for a bag valve mask Answer: 1-restrict c spine
2-select mask size to cover bridge of nose w apex
3-chose b/w oral and nasal airway
4-apply mask w c hand method
**if two person, jaw thrust into mask and person #2 connects mask to o2
⩥ list the steps for a laryngeal mask Answer: 1-restrict c spine
2-inflate and deflate balloon
3-lubricate cuff
4-push mask along palatopharyngeal curve
5-inflate cuff w volume indicated on LMA
6-check placement by observing chest rise
⩥ list the steps for an orotracheal intubation Answer: 1-restrict c spine
2-ensure suctioning equip
3-test balloon
4-hold laryngoscope in L head and insert blade into R side of pt mouth
(displace tongue upward and to the left)
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ what is a medication that can be administered in a trauma situation to
manage hemorrhage? Answer: txa
⩥ what is recommended patient care after placing a tourniquet? Answer:
warm blankets
⩥ how, anatomically, should a tourniquet be placed? what should be
avoided? what should be documented? Answer: -2-3inches above wound
-avoid placing over a joint
-tourniquet time of placement
⩥ what exam finding should be present if a tourniquet is properly
placed? Answer: lack of distal pulses
⩥ first step in ANY airway interventions in a trauma patient? Answer:
STABILIZE C SPINE
, ⩥ how many breaths per second in a patient with a bag valve mask?
Answer: 1 breath q6sec
⩥ list the steps for a bag valve mask Answer: 1-restrict c spine
2-select mask size to cover bridge of nose w apex
3-chose b/w oral and nasal airway
4-apply mask w c hand method
**if two person, jaw thrust into mask and person #2 connects mask to o2
⩥ list the steps for a laryngeal mask Answer: 1-restrict c spine
2-inflate and deflate balloon
3-lubricate cuff
4-push mask along palatopharyngeal curve
5-inflate cuff w volume indicated on LMA
6-check placement by observing chest rise
⩥ list the steps for an orotracheal intubation Answer: 1-restrict c spine
2-ensure suctioning equip
3-test balloon
4-hold laryngoscope in L head and insert blade into R side of pt mouth
(displace tongue upward and to the left)
