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Advanced Trauma Life Support Exam With QuestionsAnd Answers Graded A+
What is included in the Primary survey of a trauma patient? -Answer -Airway and C-Spine
-Breathing and Ventilation
-Circulation/bleeding control
-Disability (Neuro Eval)
-Exposure and Environmental control.
What are adjuncts to Primary Survey and Resuscitation? -Answer ECG monitoring
Urinary/Gastric Catheters
Other Monitoring
X-ray and Dx studies.
What makes up the Secondary Survey? -Answer History and Physical Exam
Mechanism of Injury
Head and Maxillofacial
C-spine
Chest
Abdomen
Perineum/Rectum/Vagina
Musculoskeletal
Neurologic
Basic Outline of ATLS Protocol? -Answer 1. Preparation
2. Triage
, 3. Primary survey
4. Adjunct to Primary survey
5. Reassess ABCDE and consider need for transfer
6. Transfer if needed
7. Secondary Survey
8. Adjuncts to second Survey
9. Pt. re-evaluation
10. Definitive Care.
What is one thing you could do to get a quick assessment of ABCD? -Answer Ask the pt.
a question. If they can respond it can give you an idea about their airway and mental
status. Failure to respond tells you there are abnormalities in ABCD.
What is the assumption that can safely be made in a pt with blunt multisystem trauma
above the clavicle or Altered mental status? - Answer That the C-spine is compromised.
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4 Steps to manage A? - Answer Assess for patency
Establish airway
Maintain C-spine
Reinstate Proper C-spine devices.
2 steps to Breathing? - Answer 1. Expose Neck and chest to inspect and palpate. Percuss
chest for presence of dullness or hyperresonance, auscultate chest bilaterally. All this
checking for Tension Pneumo, Flail chest, Hemothorax, Open Pneumothorax.
2. Administer High concentration O2, ventilate with bag, alleviate Tension Pneumo, attach
CO2 monitor to ET tube, Pulse ox.
What is the leading cause of preventable deaths post-injury? - Answer Hemorrhage.
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