ATLS PRE-TEST EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL

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ATLS PRE-TEST EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL

EXAM TEST BANK COMPLETE 220 QUESTIONS

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In the United State, which of the following mechanisms most frequently causes spinal cord injury in adults?

• Shallow water diving
• Vehicle crashes
• Falls
• Pedestrian struck by a vehicle
• Vehicle crashes

Which of the following presentation indicate spinal cord injury?

• Complete loss of sensory and motor function below the site of injury
• Weakness and parethesia in the upper extremities, but normal function in the

lower extremities

• Complete loss of function on one side of the body and loss of pain and

temperature sensation on the opposite side

• All of the above
• All of the above

Of the following, which is the earliest indication of compartment syndrome?

• Paralysis of the affected muscles
• Loss of pulses 1 / 4

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• Loss of feeling in the web space between the thumb and index finger or

between the first and second toes

• Tense swelling of the involved area
• Tense swelling of the involved area

A traction splint may be used for which of the following injuries?

• Knee dislocation
• Pelvic fractures
• Femur fractures
• All of the above
• Femur fractures

Which of the following descriptions meets the criteria for transport to a facility with a burn unit?

• A 49 year old female with a partial thickness burn from her elbow to her

shoulder

• A 25 year old male with an electrical burn across his chest
• A 9 year old make with superficial burns on the backs of both legs
• A 32 year old female with a partial thickness burn about twice the size of her

hand on her back

• A 25 year old male with an electrical burn across his chest

The preferred method of dressing burns in the prehospital setting is:

• Dry sterile dressing
• Moist sterile dressing
• Wet dressings
• Petroleum gauze 2 / 4

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• Dry sterile dressing

In assessing the hypothermic patient in the prehospital setting, the most reliable

indicator of the severity of hypothermia is:

• Rectal temperature
• Oral temperature
• Heart rate < 60
• Presence or absence of shivering
• Rectal temperature

In the normal child, which general statement is most accurate in comparison with the adult patient?

• Blood pressure is higher, hear rate is higher, and ventilatory rate is higher
• Blood pressure is lower, heart rate is lower, and ventilatory rate is higher
• Blood pressure is lower, heart rate is higher, and ventilatory rate is higher
• Blood pressure is lower, heart rate is higher, and ventilatory rate is lowe
• Blood pressure is lower, heart rate is higher, and ventilatory rate is higher

A patient who withdraws from painful stimuli, opens eyes on verbal command, and cannot speak because of intubation has a Glasgow Coma Scale of which of

the following:

• 8
• 8T
• 7
• 7T
• 8T

(E-3, V-T, M-4) 3 / 4

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The earliest site for intraosseous infusion is:

• Anterior tibia, just above the tibial tuberosity
• Anterior fibula
• Anterior tibia, just below the tibial tuberosity
• Posterior fibula
• Anterior tibia, just below the tibial tuberosity

Which of the following behaviors is the most reliable indication of confusion in the elderly trauma patient?

• Inability to recall his/her name
• Inability to recall the day of the week
• Inability to identify his/her present location when out of his/her normal

residence

• Focus on repeated retelling of events that occurred years ago
• Inability to recall his/her name

In the elderly trauma patient a high index of suspicion for shock should occur

beginning when the systolic blood pressure is less than:

• 90 mmHg
• 150 mmHg
• 120 mmHg
• 100 mmHg
• 120 mmHg

In an adult patient, blood loss into the tissue from a fractured femur may be as much as which of the following?

• 150 to 500 mL
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