ATLS PRE-TEST EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM

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ATLS PRE-TEST EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM

TEST BANK COMPL ETE 220 QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED

ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

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 - ANSWER- B. 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 - ANSWER- D. All of the above
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Of the following, which is the earliest indication of compartment syndrome?

• Paralysis of the affected muscles
• Loss of pulses
• 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 - ANSWER- D. 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 - ANSWER- C. 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
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• A 32 year old female with a partial thickness burn about twice the

size of her hand on her back - ANSWER- B. 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 - ANSWER- A. 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 - ANSWER- A. 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

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• 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 - ANSWER- C. 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

D. 7T - ANSWER- B. 8T

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

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 - ANSWER- C. Anterior tibia, just below the tibial

tuberosity

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