ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT TEST
BANK 2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED PASS
GUARANTEED
●● How many people of all ages and economic groups die every year
from unintentional injuries and violence? Answer: 5.8 million
●● How much does the burden of injury account in regards to the
world's total diseases? Answer: 18%
●● How much damage do motor vehicle crashes cause to human lives
per year? Answer: 1 million deaths and 20-50 million significant injuries
●● What are the trimodal distribution of deaths due to injury? Answer:
The first peak occurs within seconds to minutes.
The second peak occurs within minutes to several hours.
The third peak occurs several days to weeks.
●● Describe the 1st peak of death after injury. Answer: It generally
results from apnea due to severe brain or high spinal cord injury or
rupture of the heart, aorta or other large blood vessels.
, ●● Describe the 2nd peak of death after injury. Answer: Usually due to
subdural or epidural haematomas, haemopneumothorax, ruptured spleen,
lacerations of the liver, pelvic fractures, +/- multiple other injuries
associated with significant blood loss.
●● Describe the 3rd peak of death after injury. Answer: Most often due
to sepsis and multiple organ system dysfunction.
●● What is the golden hour of care after injury? Answer: It is
characterised by the need for rapid assessment and resuscitation.
●● What does the temporal distribution of deaths reflect? Answer: Local
advances and capabilities of trauma systems.
●● What is the systematic approach to initially assess injured patients.
Answer: 1. Preparation
2. Triage
3. Primary survey (ABCDEs) with immediate resuscitation of patients
with life-threatening injuries.
4. Adjuncts to primary survey and resuscitation.
5. Considerations for patient transfer.
6. Secondary survey (head to toe evaluation and patient history).
7. Adjuncts to secondary survey
8. Continued post-resuscitation monitoring and reevaluation.
BANK 2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED PASS
GUARANTEED
●● How many people of all ages and economic groups die every year
from unintentional injuries and violence? Answer: 5.8 million
●● How much does the burden of injury account in regards to the
world's total diseases? Answer: 18%
●● How much damage do motor vehicle crashes cause to human lives
per year? Answer: 1 million deaths and 20-50 million significant injuries
●● What are the trimodal distribution of deaths due to injury? Answer:
The first peak occurs within seconds to minutes.
The second peak occurs within minutes to several hours.
The third peak occurs several days to weeks.
●● Describe the 1st peak of death after injury. Answer: It generally
results from apnea due to severe brain or high spinal cord injury or
rupture of the heart, aorta or other large blood vessels.
, ●● Describe the 2nd peak of death after injury. Answer: Usually due to
subdural or epidural haematomas, haemopneumothorax, ruptured spleen,
lacerations of the liver, pelvic fractures, +/- multiple other injuries
associated with significant blood loss.
●● Describe the 3rd peak of death after injury. Answer: Most often due
to sepsis and multiple organ system dysfunction.
●● What is the golden hour of care after injury? Answer: It is
characterised by the need for rapid assessment and resuscitation.
●● What does the temporal distribution of deaths reflect? Answer: Local
advances and capabilities of trauma systems.
●● What is the systematic approach to initially assess injured patients.
Answer: 1. Preparation
2. Triage
3. Primary survey (ABCDEs) with immediate resuscitation of patients
with life-threatening injuries.
4. Adjuncts to primary survey and resuscitation.
5. Considerations for patient transfer.
6. Secondary survey (head to toe evaluation and patient history).
7. Adjuncts to secondary survey
8. Continued post-resuscitation monitoring and reevaluation.
