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A new standard in ATLS exam prep.

1,680 exam-style questions across 24 ATLS course topics, 17 timed full-length mock papers, 796 flashcards, and a tutor who explains every answer — all scored by one readiness number you can trust.

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60 days to exam day

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76readiness
🔥 12 day streak 76% accuracy
Today's quest +226 XP
Practice Disability: Neurological5/5 Spend time in the study guide1/1 Finish a session at 80%+ accuracy0/1
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Disability: Neurological Penetrating Trauma

A 37-year-old construction worker presents with a metal fragment embedded in his thigh and brisk bleeding around the object. He is hypotensive and anxious. What is the most appropriate immediate action?

ARemove the object to visualize the wound fullyBControl bleeding while stabilizing the object in placeCDelay intervention until surgical consultation arrivesDFocus on analgesia to reduce sympathetic response
Correct · +12 XP

Every answer comes with a written explanation of why the correct option is correct — and why each of the other three is not.

Next question
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Circulation & Resuscitation Card 14 of 62
Question

What GCS score defines severe traumatic brain injury?

Answer

A GCS of 8 or less. Mild is 13–15, moderate is 9–12, severe is 8 or below — and a GCS of 8 or less is a standard indication for a definitive airway.

Memory aid — less than eight, intubate.

How well did you know it?

Again

10 min

Hard

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Good

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Easy

3 weeks

48 cards mastered · 14 in review today

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60-second round · question 3 of 10

AAnswer ABAnswer BCAnswer CDAnswer D

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Ray Your tutor · always on History

When do I go straight to a surgical airway instead of trying again to intubate?

They describe two different things:

The decision point is oxygenation, not attempts. If you cannot ventilate and cannot intubate, definitive airway access is immediate, not eventual. Massive facial trauma, laryngeal disruption or oedema that blocks the glottis all push you the same way.

Exam tip — cannot ventilate, cannot intubate — cut, don't repeat.

Give me a practice question Explain a confused concept
Ask anything…
11:10LTE

Progress

Last 30 days +21 pts

Accuracy by section

Disability: Neurological 84%
Thoracic & Abdominopelvic 79%
Circulation & Resuscitation 72%
Breathing & Ventilation 67%
Airway Management 62%
Last 90 days 38 active days

Everything included in every plan

1680

Exam-style questions

1000 practice + 680 in mocks

17

Full-length mock exams

unlock at 70 readiness

796

Flashcards

with spaced repetition

60s

Mad Minute battles

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How it works

Three steps, and the app does the deciding for you.

No study plan to build, no guessing what to review. Answer questions, and your readiness score tells you exactly where you stand and what to do next.

1

Take the diagnostic

Ten questions across the blueprint set your real starting score in about eight minutes — no self-assessment, no guessing where you stand.

8 minutesSets your baseline
2

Practice in short sessions

Ten-minute sets pulled from your weakest sections. Every answer comes with the reasoning and why each wrong option is wrong — the part that actually moves your score.

Explained answersWeak-area targeting
3

Level up to Exam Ready

Each section climbs from Novice to Exam Ready as coverage and accuracy build. Mock exams unlock at 70 readiness, so your first full attempt actually means something.

24 course topics trackedMocks at 70 readiness
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Take the diagnostic to set your starting score.

🔥 1 day streak 29% accuracy
Today's quest +226 XP
Practice Disability: Neurological0/5 Spend time in the study guide0/1 Finish a session at 80%+ accuracy0/1
Disability: Neurological Item 7 of 10

A 2-year-old child being observed after a fall develops increasing lethargy, a rising heart rate, and poor feeding over a few hours. Which of the following best reflects sound recognition and escalation?

ADischarge the child home, since hours have passed since the fall, despite the new lethargy and tachycardia.BContinue the same observation unchanged and attribute the lethargy and poor feeding to simple tiredness in the child.CRecognize deterioration, escalate care, and reassess for an evolving injury rather than passive observation.DDelay any escalation until the child becomes unresponsive, since early changes in young children are never important.
Correct · +12 XP

Every answer comes with a written explanation of why the correct option is correct — and why each of the other three is not.

Practice

Mock exams Timed, full-length papers · 75% to pass

Your level path

Level up each area from Novice to Exam Ready — coverage and accuracy both count.

Disability: Neurological Strong

78 of 59 answered · 84% accuracy

Thoracic & Abdominopelvic Proficient

56 of 53 answered · 79% accuracy

Circulation & Resuscitation Developing

31 of 52 answered · 72% accuracy

Breathing & Ventilation Developing

18 of 49 answered · 67% accuracy

Airway Management Novice

Not started · 49 questions waiting

Everything you get

Nine ways the app keeps you moving.

Questions are the core. Everything around them exists to keep you honest about where you stand and coming back tomorrow.

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Progress

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0 readiness 0 day streak 29% accuracy

Holding steady at 0%. One extra session this week moves the needle.

60 days to exam day

Readiness trajectory

Your trajectory appears after a few days of practice.

Accuracy trend

FriWed

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questions answered

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study days

10

mistakes to review

Activity

3 study days · 14 questions in the last 6 months

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Progress report

Accuracy trend, study days, mistakes waiting for you, and every active day on one screen. It tells you the truth even when the truth is "not yet".

11:12

Progress

DA

Mastery by area

Disability: NeurologicalNeeds review
Thoracic & AbdominopelvicNot started
Circulation & ResuscitationNot started
Breathing & VentilationNot started
Airway ManagementNot started
Primary SurveyNot started
HomePracticeCardsProgress

Mastery by area

Every content area, tracked. "Needs review" is flagged in gold so you always know which one to open next.

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0 day streak29% accuracy

Today's quest

+226 XP
Practice Disability: Neurological0/5
Spend time in the study guide0/1
Finish a session at 80%+ accuracy0/1

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Hi, I'm Ray — your personal trauma surgery tutor. 60 days to your exam — ask me anything you're unsure about.

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Disability: Neurological Assessment and Management

Card 1 of 17

ANSWER

A GCS of 8 or less. Mild is 13–15, moderate is 9–12, severe is 8 or below — and a GCS of 8 or less is a standard indication for a definitive airway.

Rate your recall

GCS

MEMORY AID

less than eight, intubate.

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Flashcards with memory aids

Spaced repetition on the concepts you keep missing — each card comes with a mnemonic written for the way this exam actually asks it.

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STUDENT

You're in Student — 25 pts from Candidate.

121 clinicians preparing for ATLS this week · ranked by readiness

1Malik F.89 readiness
2Troy P.86 readiness
3Heather F.86 readiness
4Eric J.84 readiness
5Melissa H.80 readiness
6Omar A.80 readiness
7Jasmine N.79 readiness
8Miguel W.78 readiness
121You0 readiness

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Achievements

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First Steps

Answer your first 10 questions

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LOCKED (13)

Half Century

Answer 50 questions

Centurion

Answer 100 questions

Powerhouse

Answer 500 questions

Sharp Shooter

Score 80%+ accuracy in any category

Achievements

Fourteen badges tied to real milestones — questions answered, accuracy held, days in a row. Earned, never given.

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🔥 0 day streak29% accuracy

Today's quest

+226 XP
Practice Disability: Neurological0/5
Spend time in the study guide0/1
Finish a session at 80%+ accuracy0/1

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Practice

to hit today's target

0

Mock exam

Unlocks at 70% readiness

Daily quests, XP and streaks

Three small targets a day, worth 226 XP. Enough structure to start, short enough to actually finish.

11:26

Practice

Mock exams

Timed, full-length papers · 75% to pass

Bookmarked questions

Jump back into anything you saved

Your level path

Level up each area from Novice to Exam Ready — coverage and accuracy both count.

Disability: Neurological

Not started

10 answers to Novice

Thoracic & Abdominopelvic

Not started

10 answers to Novice

Circulation & Resuscitation

Not started

1 answers to Novice

Mock exams

Seventeen timed, full-length papers scored against the same 75% mark ACS applies to the post-test, drawn from a separate pool of 680 questions. They stay locked until 70 readiness, so your first attempt actually means something.

Coverage

Every topic in the ATLS course. Nothing padded.

1,000 practice questions across 24 course topics, plus 17 timed full-length mock papers drawn from a separate pool of 680 questions. The bars below show practice questions per topic — weighted toward the survey, airway and circulation content the course tests hardest.

24

Course topics

1680

Questions

Disability: Neurological Assessment and Management

59

Thoracic, Abdominopelvic, and Genitourinary Trauma

53

Circulation Assessment and Volume Resuscitation

52

Breathing and Ventilation Assessment and Management

49

Airway Assessment and Management

49

Initial Assessment: Primary Survey

48

x: Control of eXsanguinating Hemorrhage

43

Penetrating Trauma

43

Trauma in the Pediatric Patient

42

Thermal Injuries

42

Musculoskeletal Trauma

42

Injury in Combat Zones and Austere Environments

41

Triage and Disaster Management

40

Initial Assessment: Secondary Survey

40

Trauma in the Older Adult

39

Transfer to Definitive Care

39

Trauma in the Pregnant Patient

38

Exposure and Environmental Threats in the Primary Survey

38

Resuscitation Team Function and Communication

37

Ocular Trauma

36

Trauma Systems

34

Communicating Serious News in the Acute Trauma Setting

34

Injury Prevention

31

Trauma-Informed Care and Social Determinants of Health

31

Bars show practice questions per course topic. Mock-paper questions are counted separately (680 across 17 papers) and totals shift as the bank grows.

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Frequently asked

Everything about ATLS.

How do I sign up for ATLS?
You book a student course through the American College of Surgeons or an ACS-verified course site — traditional or hybrid format. Places are limited and often allocated through your department, so secure the date first and study into it.
How is the course assessed?
By practical skill stations and a written multiple-choice post-test. ACS does not publish a public question count or time limit for the post-test, so we don't quote one — our mock papers are timed full-length papers rather than a guess at exam-day mechanics.
What score do I need to pass?
ACS states that CME credit requires a minimum post-test score of 75%, and the ATLS policy guidance sets the same 75% threshold for the written component. You also have to pass the practical stations.
What if I don't pass part of the course?
ACS policy assigns Incomplete–Remedial status, with up to 30 days to retest at an authorised course site. Three or more incompletes move you to Incomplete–Repeat Course, which means retaking the whole course.
How long does ATLS provider status last?
Four years from course completion, whether you took the traditional, hybrid or refresher course. There is a six-month grace period to complete a refresher, but you are not considered verified during that window.
Who is eligible?
Practising physicians, residents and equivalent postgraduate trainees, advanced practice clinicians, and medical students in their final year. Other clinicians may audit the course but do not receive an ATLS card.
What does the course cover?
The current edition's objectives: primary and secondary survey, external haemorrhage control, airway management including surgical airway, thoracic trauma and chest decompression, shock recognition and management, vascular and intraosseous access, pelvic and abdominal trauma evaluation, traumatic brain injury and the Glasgow Coma Scale, spinal protection, musculoskeletal trauma, and the older, pediatric and pregnant trauma patient.
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