SUMMARY ATLS EXAMINATION
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SUMMARY ATLS EXAMINATION
ATLS Chapters 1-3
Question
Patients with a GSC of less
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require intubation.
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Answer
The "A" in ABCD stands for .
You should assume that any patient in a
multisystem trauma with an altered level of
consciousness or blunt injury above the clavicle
has what type of injury?
Flail chest is invariably accompanied by
which can interfere with blood oxygenation.
Hypotension is caused by until proven
otherwise.
When you don't have/can't get a blood pressure,
what are three things to look for when evaluating
perfusion.
Elderly patients have a limited ability to
to compensate for blood loss.
Resuscitation fluids should be warmed 39
degrees Celsius (102.2 F). Can you use a
microwave to do this?
Urinary catheters are good for assessing renal
perfusion and volume status. List 5 signs of
urethral injury that might prevent you from
inserting one.
Which arm should you NOT put a pulse-ox on?
Name two anatomical things that can interfere
with doing a FAST scan.
When should radiographs be obtained?
How do you get an ample patient history?
Why might you want a Bair Hugger for a patient
who smells of alcohol?
What things are you looking for when you do a
DRE in a trauma?
What should you do for every female patient?
Adult patients should maintain UOP of at least
Airway maintenance with CERVICAL
SPINE PROTECTION
Cervical spine injury
pulmonary contusion - do NOT over fluid
resuscitate these patients!
hypovolemia
1. Level of consciousness (brain perfusion),
2. Skin color (ashen face/grey extremities)
3. Pulse (bilateral femoral - thready/tachy)
increase heart rate
YES - for CRYSTALLOID ONLY (but
NOT for blood products).
Blood at urethral meatus, perineal
ecchymosis, blood in scrotum, highriding/
non-palpable prostate, pelvic fracture
The arm with a blood pressure cuff on it
Obesity & intraluminal bowel gas
During the SECONDARY survey.
A=Allergies, M=Medications,
P=PMH/Pregnancy, L=Last meal,
E=Events/Environment of injury
Vasodilation can lead to hypothermia
Blood, high-riding prostate (in males), and
sphincter tone
Pregnancy test (females of childbearing [Show Less]