ATLS POST TEST 4 LATEST VERSIONS 2023-2024 REAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS AGRADE

ATLS POST TEST 4 LATEST VERSIONS 2023-2024 REAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS AGRADE
ATLS POST TEST 4 LATEST VERSIONS 2023-2024 REAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS |AGRADE

A 6-year-old boy walking across the street is struck by the front bumper of a sports
utility vehicle traveling at 32 kph (20 mph). Which one of the following statements is
TRUE about this patient? - ANSA pulmonary contusion may be present in the absence
of rib fractures.

A 7-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his parents several
minutes after he fell through a window. He is bleeding profusely from a 6-cm wound of
his medial right thigh. Immediate management of the wound should consist of: -
ANSdirect pressure on the wound

A 20-year-old woman who is at 32 weeks gestation, is stabbed in the upper right chest.
In the emergency department, her blood pressure is 80/60 mm Hg. She is gasping for
breath, extremely anxious, and yelling for help. Breath sounds are diminished in the
right chest. The most appropriate first step is to: - ANSperform needle or finger
decompression of the right chest

A 22-year-old female athlete is stabbed in her left chest at the third interspace in the
anterior axillary line. On admission to the emergency department and 15 minutes after
the incident, she is awake and alert. Her heart rate is 100 beats per minute, blood
pressure 80/60 mm Hg, and respiratory rate 20 breaths per minute. A chest x-ray
reveals a large left hemothorax. A left chest tube is placed with an immediate return of
1600 mL of blood. The next management step for this patient is: - ANSprepare for an
exploratory thoracotomy

A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left
shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his
blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute
and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for
decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air
leak. After chest tube insertion, the most appropriate next step is: - ANSre-examine the
chest

A 22-year-old man sustains a gunshot wound to the left chest and is transported to a
small community hospital no surgical capabilities are available. In the emergency
department, a chest tube is inserted and 700 mL of blood is evacuated. The trauma
center accepts the patient in transfer. Just before the patient is placed in the ambulance
for transfer, his blood pressure decreases to 80/68 mm Hg and his heart rate increases
to 136 beats per minute. The next step should be to: - ANSrepeat the primary survey
and proceed with transfer