Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Complete Mock Exam Questions and
Answers |100% Correct| 2024/2025
Latest Version!!
What is the first priority when treating a trauma patient?
A. Control bleeding
B. Administer oxygen
C. Establish and secure the airway
D. Perform a secondary survey
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Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Complete Mock Exam Questions and
Answers |100% Correct| 2024/2025
Latest Version!!
What is the first priority when treating a trauma patient?
A. Control bleeding
B. Administer oxygen
C. Establish and secure the airway
D. Perform a secondary survey
**C. Establish and secure the airway**
How is the airway opened in a patient with suspected cervical spine injury?
A. Head tilt-chin lift
B. Jaw thrust maneuver
C. Neck extension
D. Suction
**B. Jaw thrust maneuver**
What immediate action should be taken in the case of a tension pneumothorax?
A. Intubation
B. Chest x-ray
C. Needle decompression
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,D. Bag-valve-mask ventilation
**C. Needle decompression**
Which vital sign change is most indicative of early hemorrhagic shock?
A. Bradycardia
B. Hypotension
C. Tachycardia
D. Slow respiratory rate
**C. Tachycardia**
What physical sign suggests a tension pneumothorax in a trauma patient?
A. Flat neck veins
B. Bradycardia
C. Tracheal deviation
D. Hypothermia
**C. Tracheal deviation**
What is the initial fluid resuscitation choice for hypovolemic shock in trauma?
A. Colloid solutions
B. Hypertonic saline
C. Blood products
D. Crystalloid solutions
**D. Crystalloid solutions**
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, When should a surgical airway be performed?
A. In cases of anaphylaxis
B. When intubation is impossible
C. For all trauma patients
D. In pediatric trauma patients
**B. When intubation is impossible**
What does a positive FAST exam indicate in blunt trauma?
A. A pneumothorax
B. A flail chest
C. Free fluid in the abdomen
D. A spinal cord injury
**C. Free fluid in the abdomen**
How should a patient with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 7 be managed?
A. Continue monitoring
B. Immediate airway protection
C. Nasal oxygen
D. Administer analgesics
**B. Immediate airway protection**
What are the key features of neurogenic shock?
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