POST TEST ATLS Module 8/11
Which of the following GCS assessments indicates that the patient is not able to
maintain their airway:
a. 8
b. 13
c. 15
d. 10 - (correct Answer) - a. 8
When 15-30% of the circulating volume is lost during trauma, this equates to which
stage of hypovolaemic shock:
a. stage 4
b. stage 3
c. stage 2
d. stage 1 - (correct Answer) - c. stage 2
'Raccoon eyes' are a sign of which of the following:
a. Basilar skull fracture
b. facial fractures
c. periorbital fracture
d. spinal cord damage - (correct Answer) - a. Basilar skull fracture
Which of the following has NOT been associated with secondary head injury:
a. Hyperglycaemia
b. Hyperthermia
c. Raised Intracranial pressure
d. Hypoxia - (correct Answer) - a. Hyperglycaemia
The initial assessment undertaken in trauma injury to determine conscious state is
a GCS.
Select one:
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - b. false
A drop in blood pressure or a rise in pulse rate must be evident as indicators of
hemorrhage related hypovolaemic shock.
Select one:
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - b. false
Beck's triad includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a. distended neck veins
b. muffled heart sounds on auscultation
c. inability to auscultate heart sounds
d. low blood pressure - (correct Answer) - c. inability to auscultate heart sounds
Which of the following best describes Tension pneumothorax and cardiac tamponade:
a. Both Tension pneumothorax and Cardiac tamponade are life threatening condition.
b. Neither Tension pneumothorax or Cardiac tamponade are life threatening
condition.
c. Cardiac tamponade only is considered life threatening. Tension pneumothorax is
not a life threatening condition.
d. Tension pneumothorax only is considered life threatening. Cardiac tamponade is
not a life threatening condition. - (correct Answer) - a. Both Tension pneumothorax
and Cardiac tamponade are life threatening condition.
Which of the following is NOT considered a cause of primary traumatic brain injury:
a. abrupt movement forward and backward of the brain inside the cranium
b. suddural haematoma
c. penetrating injury to the brain
d. direct impact to the skull - (correct Answer) - b. suddural haematoma
Fracture of the pelvis predisposes a patient to haemorrhage.
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - a. true
Which of the following GCS assessments indicates that the patient is not able to
maintain their airway:
a. 8
b. 13
c. 15
d. 10 - (correct Answer) - a. 8
When 15-30% of the circulating volume is lost during trauma, this equates to which
stage of hypovolaemic shock:
a. stage 4
b. stage 3
c. stage 2
d. stage 1 - (correct Answer) - c. stage 2
'Raccoon eyes' are a sign of which of the following:
a. Basilar skull fracture
b. facial fractures
c. periorbital fracture
d. spinal cord damage - (correct Answer) - a. Basilar skull fracture
Which of the following has NOT been associated with secondary head injury:
a. Hyperglycaemia
b. Hyperthermia
c. Raised Intracranial pressure
d. Hypoxia - (correct Answer) - a. Hyperglycaemia
The initial assessment undertaken in trauma injury to determine conscious state is
a GCS.
Select one:
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - b. false
A drop in blood pressure or a rise in pulse rate must be evident as indicators of
hemorrhage related hypovolaemic shock.
Select one:
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - b. false
Beck's triad includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a. distended neck veins
b. muffled heart sounds on auscultation
c. inability to auscultate heart sounds
d. low blood pressure - (correct Answer) - c. inability to auscultate heart sounds
Which of the following best describes Tension pneumothorax and cardiac tamponade:
a. Both Tension pneumothorax and Cardiac tamponade are life threatening condition.
b. Neither Tension pneumothorax or Cardiac tamponade are life threatening
condition.
c. Cardiac tamponade only is considered life threatening. Tension pneumothorax is
not a life threatening condition.
d. Tension pneumothorax only is considered life threatening. Cardiac tamponade is
not a life threatening condition. - (correct Answer) - a. Both Tension pneumothorax
and Cardiac tamponade are life threatening condition.
Which of the following is NOT considered a cause of primary traumatic brain injury:
a. abrupt movement forward and backward of the brain inside the cranium
b. suddural haematoma
c. penetrating injury to the brain
d. direct impact to the skull - (correct Answer) - b. suddural haematoma
Fracture of the pelvis predisposes a patient to haemorrhage.
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - a. true
