ATLS Practice Test (Advanced Trauma Life Support)

The ATLS Practice Test (Advanced Trauma Life Support) is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests readiness for the American College of Surgeons Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course and post-test, updated for the 11th edition's xABCDE approach — the primary survey with haemorrhage control, airway and breathing, shock and circulation, head, spine and musculoskeletal trauma, and special populations, burns and transfer — written to the ATLS student course manual and ACS guidance on ATLS 11 and major trauma research for 2026. Always follow local trauma protocols. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable ATLS Readiness certificate (SOA-ATLS). Every question is based on published standards and research — including Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Student Course Manual (American College of Surgeons), Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) Provider Manual (American Burn Association), Trauma care gets major upgrade with launch of ATLS 11 (xABCDE) (American College of Surgeons) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Yes. Science of Apps has a free ATLS Practice Test (Advanced Trauma Life Support) built on the current American College of Surgeons exam outline for 2026 and 2027. It covers primary survey, airway and breathing, shock and circulation, head, spine and musculoskeletal trauma and special populations, burns and transfer, scores you instantly and issues a verifiable certificate.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a ATLS Readiness certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Student Course Manual (American College of Surgeons); Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) Provider Manual (American Burn Association); Trauma care gets major upgrade with launch of ATLS 11 (xABCDE) (American College of Surgeons); StatPearls (NCBI Bookshelf, National Library of Medicine). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Primary Survey, Airway and Breathing (xABCDE, Airway and Chest injuries); Shock and Circulation (Haemorrhagic shock, Resuscitation and Hidden bleeding); Head, Spine and Musculoskeletal Trauma (Brain injury, Spinal injury and Extremity trauma); Special Populations, Burns and Transfer (Children and pregnancy, Burns and Transfer). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Emergency physician or resident, Surgeon or surgical trainee, Trauma team doctor, Physician associate or advanced practitioner in trauma and Military or rural doctor. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show ATLS knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

Launched in 2025, ATLS 11 changed ABCDE to xABCDE, putting control of exsanguinating external haemorrhage before airway in the primary survey, and gives more weight to adapting care to the setting, balanced resuscitation and team communication.

Through a written multiple-choice post-test and practical skills and scenario stations during the course. Certification is usually valid for four years before a refresher course.

No. It is an independent practice test written to the publicly available ATLS content outline for 2026 and 2027, for checking your readiness before you book the real exam. Passing earns a Science of Apps certificate rather than the official credential.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.