ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAMS WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED Page | 1 RATIONALES ANSWERS BY EXPERTS |FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTONS |NEWEST 2024 ALREADY GRADED A+ How do get an ample patient history? Allergies Medications PMH/Pregnancy Last meal Events/Environment Why might you want a Bair Hugger for a patient who smells of Alcohol? Vasodilation can lead to hypothermia What things are you looking for when you do a DRE in trauma Blood, high riding prostate, sphincter tone, What should be done for every female patient Pregnancy test Adult patients should maintain UOP of at least mL/kg/hr. Kids should have at least mL/kg/hr Adults 0.5 mL/kg.hr Kids 1.0 mL/kg/hr Preventing hypercarbia (hypercapnia) is critical in patients who have sustained a injury head What two places would you LOOK at a patient if you suspect hypoxemia? Lips and fingernail beds Patients may be abusive and belligerent because of -, so don't just assume its due to drugs, alcohol, or the fact they they are just inherently a jerk hypoxia Can a patient breath on their own after complete cervical cord transectionYes if the phrenic nerves (C3-C5 are spared. This will result in 'abdominal' breathing. The intercostal