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Post Test Questions with Correct Answers Latest Updated 2025
(Advanced trauma life support)
Terms in this set (56)
Which of the following is least ETT above carina on chest x ray
reliable for diagnosing esophageal
intubation?
Which of the following signs Severe maxillofacial trauma
necessitates the need for a definitive
airway in severe trauma patient?
Twenty seven people are severely Produce the greatest number of survivors based on available resources
injured in an aircraft crash at a
local airport. The principles of
triage include:
Which of the following statements Cerebral contusions may coalesce to form an intracerebral hematoma
are correct?
The primary indication for Resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor
transferring a patient to a higher
level trauma center is:
,A teenaged bicycle rider is hit by D. Perform endotracheal intubation and ventilation
a truck traveling at high speed. In
the emergency department, she is
actively bleeding from open
fractures of her legs, and has
abrasions on her chest and
abdominal wall. Her blood pressure
is 80/50 mm Hg, heart rate is 140
beats per minute, respiratory rate is 8
breaths per minute, and GCS score
is 6. The first step in managing this
patient is to:
a) obtain a lateral cervical spine xray.
b) administer 2 liters of crystalloid
solution.
c) insert a central venous pressure line.
d) perform endotracheal
intubation and ventilation.
Contraindication to nasogastric Fracture of the cribiform plate
intubation is the presence of a:
Which of the following statements Log rolling may be destabilizing to fractures from T12-L1
regarding patients with thoracic
spine injuries is true?
A young man sustains a rifle wound A celiotomy
to the mid-abdomen. He is brought
promptly to the ED by prehospital
personnel. His skin is cool and
diaphoretic, and his systolic
blood pressure is 58mmHg.
Warmed crystalloid fluids are
initiated without
improvement in his vital signs. The
next, most appropriate, step is to
perform:
A. a laparotomy
B. An abdominal CT-scan
C. Diagnostic laparoscopy
D.Abdominal ultrasonography
E. A diagnostic peritoneal lavage
Young women sustains a severe head Prevent secondary brain injury
injury as the result of a motor vehicle
crash. In the emergency
, department her GCS is 6. Her
BP is 140/90 mmHg and her HR is 80.
She is intubated and is being
mechanically
ventilated. Her pupils are 3 mm in
size and equally reactive to light.
There is no other apparent injury.
The more important
principle to follow in the early
management of her head injury is to:
22 year old man is brought to the Hemorrhage into the chest of abdomen
hospital after crashing his
motorcycle into a
telephone pole. He is unconscious
and in profound shock. He has no
open wounds or obvious fractures.
The cause of his shocks is most
likely caused by:
Post Test Questions with Correct Answers Latest Updated 2025
(Advanced trauma life support)
Terms in this set (56)
Which of the following is least ETT above carina on chest x ray
reliable for diagnosing esophageal
intubation?
Which of the following signs Severe maxillofacial trauma
necessitates the need for a definitive
airway in severe trauma patient?
Twenty seven people are severely Produce the greatest number of survivors based on available resources
injured in an aircraft crash at a
local airport. The principles of
triage include:
Which of the following statements Cerebral contusions may coalesce to form an intracerebral hematoma
are correct?
The primary indication for Resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor
transferring a patient to a higher
level trauma center is:
,A teenaged bicycle rider is hit by D. Perform endotracheal intubation and ventilation
a truck traveling at high speed. In
the emergency department, she is
actively bleeding from open
fractures of her legs, and has
abrasions on her chest and
abdominal wall. Her blood pressure
is 80/50 mm Hg, heart rate is 140
beats per minute, respiratory rate is 8
breaths per minute, and GCS score
is 6. The first step in managing this
patient is to:
a) obtain a lateral cervical spine xray.
b) administer 2 liters of crystalloid
solution.
c) insert a central venous pressure line.
d) perform endotracheal
intubation and ventilation.
Contraindication to nasogastric Fracture of the cribiform plate
intubation is the presence of a:
Which of the following statements Log rolling may be destabilizing to fractures from T12-L1
regarding patients with thoracic
spine injuries is true?
A young man sustains a rifle wound A celiotomy
to the mid-abdomen. He is brought
promptly to the ED by prehospital
personnel. His skin is cool and
diaphoretic, and his systolic
blood pressure is 58mmHg.
Warmed crystalloid fluids are
initiated without
improvement in his vital signs. The
next, most appropriate, step is to
perform:
A. a laparotomy
B. An abdominal CT-scan
C. Diagnostic laparoscopy
D.Abdominal ultrasonography
E. A diagnostic peritoneal lavage
Young women sustains a severe head Prevent secondary brain injury
injury as the result of a motor vehicle
crash. In the emergency
, department her GCS is 6. Her
BP is 140/90 mmHg and her HR is 80.
She is intubated and is being
mechanically
ventilated. Her pupils are 3 mm in
size and equally reactive to light.
There is no other apparent injury.
The more important
principle to follow in the early
management of her head injury is to:
22 year old man is brought to the Hemorrhage into the chest of abdomen
hospital after crashing his
motorcycle into a
telephone pole. He is unconscious
and in profound shock. He has no
open wounds or obvious fractures.
The cause of his shocks is most
likely caused by:
