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Advanced Trauma Life Support QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED 2025/2026
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Advanced Trauma Life Support1. 18 Steps to Secondary Survey? - ANS-1. AMPLE Hx
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3. 2. Mechanism of injury (Blunt/penetrating?)
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5. 3. Head/Maxillofacial (lacerations, contusions, pupils, Ears, nose and mouth for blood
or CSF, eyes, CN function. Reassess GCS., Visual acuity
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7. 4. Maintain airway, Control hemorrhage, Prevent Secondary brain injury like anoxic or
cerebral edema. Remove contact lenses.
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9. 5. C-spine and neck. Tracheal deviation, blunt or penetrating trauma, Respiratory
muscles, carotid arteries for bruits, symmetry of pulses.
10. Obtain CT of cervical spine or a lateral, cross-table spine xray.
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12. 6. In-line immobilization and protection of C- spine.
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14. 7- Chest: Palpate, Auscultate, Percuss, check for flail chest, contusion, bleeding,
breathing.
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16. 8- Chest management: Needle decompression, Chest tube, Pericardiocentesis,
Dressing any chest wounds.
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18. 9- Abdomen: Rigidness, AAA, Tenderness, Ultrasound, muscle guarding, bowel
sounds, percussion, palpation, signs of blunt or penetrating trauma.
19. Pelvic Xray, CT of abdomen.
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21. 10. Management of abdomen
22. Immediate surgery for exploratory laparotomy, Pelvic compression binder. pregnancy.
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24. 11. Perineal Assessment for contusions, lacerations or bleeding.
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26. 12. Rectal assessment
27. Bleeding, sphincter tone, bowell wall integrity, bony fragments, prostate position.
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29. 13. Vaginal Assessment in select pts. Presence of blood. Pregnancy. Exploratory
surgery.
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31. 14. Musculoskeletal Assessment:
32. Inspect extremities for blunt or penetrating trauma, deformities, lacerations,
sensation, Pulses, fractures, control any bleeding if not done yet. Inspect and palpate
throacic and lumbar spines for injury, deformity. X rays for suspected fracture sites.
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