ATLS POST TEST LATEST VERSION REAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED 2026/2027 (29pages)

ATLS POST TEST LATEST VERSION REAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED 2026 A healthy young male is brought to the emergency department following a motor vehicle crash. His vital signs are a blood pressure of 84/60, pulse 123, GCS 10. The patient moans when his pelvis is palpated. After initiating fluid resuscitation, the next step in management is: Select one: a. placement of a pelvic binder b. transfer to a trauma center c. pelvic x-ray d. insert urinary catheter e. repeat examination of pelvis - a. placement of a pelvic binder Which situation requires Rh immunoglobulin administration to an injured female? Select one: a. negative pregnancy test, Rh negative, and has torso trauma b. positive pregnancy test, Rh positive, and has torso trauma c. positive pregnancy test, Rh negative, and has torso trauma d. positive pregnancy test, Rh positive, and has an isolated wrist fracture e. positive pregnancy test, Rh negative, and has an isolated wrist fracture - c. positive pregnancy test, Rh negative, and has torso trauma 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 ED and 15 minutes after the incident, she is awake and alert. Her heart rate is 100 beats per minute, blood pressure is 80/60 mm Hg, and respiratory rate is 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 to: Select one: a. perform a thoracoscopy b. perform an arch aortogram c. insert a second left chest tube d. prepare for an exploratory thoracotomy e. perform a chest CT - d. prepare for an exploratory thoracotomy 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? Select one: a. A flail chest is probable. b. A symptomatic blunt cardiac injury is expected. c. A pulmonary contusion may be present in the absence of rib fractures. d. Transection of the thoracic aorta is more likely than in an adult patient. e. Rib fractures are commonly found in children with this mechanism of injury. - c. A pulmonary contusion may be present in the absence of rib fractures