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Advanced Trauma Life support (ATLS)

EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%

SOLVED (Newest 2025) definition of;

• multiple casualties
• mass casualties - Correct Answers ✅- incidents in which

nr of pat and severity of injuries do not exceed capability of facility to render care

• nr of pat and severity of their injuries exceed capability of

facility and staff term; upward deflection after QRS complex in a patient with hypothermia - Correct Answers ✅J (Osborn) wave clinicians can quickly assess A, B, C and D in a trauma pat (10 sec assessment), how? - Correct Answers ✅identify themselves, asking pat for his or her name, and asking what happened GCS - Correct Answers ✅ 1 / 4

Advanced Trauma Life support (ATLS)

EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%

SOLVED (Newest 2025) laryngeal fracture, triad of clinical signs - Correct Answers ✅- hoarseness

• subcutaneous emphysema
• palpable fracture

laryngeal trauma, triad of clinical signs - Correct Answers ✅- hoarseness

• subcutaneous emphysema
• palpable fracture

laryngeal trauma, method for securing airway - Correct Answers ✅- intubation (flexible endoscopic intubation)

• emergency tracheostomy, followed by operative repair
• cricothyroidotomy 2 / 4

Advanced Trauma Life support (ATLS)

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SOLVED (Newest 2025) objective signs of airway obstruction - Correct Answers ✅- agitation (hypoxia), obtunded (hypercarbia), cyanosis (hypoxemia), use of accessory mm

• noisy breathing (obstructed), snoring, gurgling, stridor

(partial occlusion), hoarseness (functional laryngeal obstruction)

• abusive and belligerent (hypoxic)

term; referring to flaccidity and loss of reflexes that occur immediately after spinal cord injury, after a period of time, spasticity ensues - Correct Answers ✅spinal shock neurogenic shock,

• types of medications which may be useful - Correct

Answers ✅- vasopressors

• atropine 3 / 4

Advanced Trauma Life support (ATLS)

EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%

SOLVED (Newest 2025) seesaw pattern of breathing, typically indicates what damage? - Correct Answers ✅injury to cervical spinal cord below C3 -> maintenance of diaphragmatic function but loss of IC and abd. mm contribution to resp.(abdominal breathing or diaphragmatic breathing) examples of ventilation compromise causes if clearing airway does not improve pat's breathing - Correct Answers ✅- pain with breathing

• intracranial injury
• cervical spinal cord injury

failure to recognize inadequate ventilation, how do we prevent this? - Correct Answers ✅- monitor pat RR and work of breathing

• ABG or VBGs
• continuous capnograms
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