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International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)What makes up the ITLS Primary Survey - answer Scene size up
Initial assessment
Rapid trauma survey or Focused exam
Critical interventions and transport decisions
Contact medical direction
What makes up the ITLS Secondary Survey - answer Repeat initial assessment
Repeat vital signs
Perform neuro exam
Perform head to toe exam
What makes up the ITLS Ongoing Exam - answer Repeat initial assessment
Repeat vital signs
Reassess abdomen
Check injuries and interventions
What are the steps of the Scene Size Up - answer Standard precautions
Scene safety
Initial triage
Assess need for help / equipment
Mechanism of injury
What is the purpose of the Primary Survey - answerTo determine if immediately life
threatening conditions exist and to identify those patients who should have immediate
transport to the hospital
What is the purpose of the Ongoing Exam - answerIt is meant to identify changes in the
patient's condition
When do you perform a Rapid Trauma Survey - answerFor generalized mechanisms of
injury
When do you perform a Focused Exam - answerFor injuries that are localized to a
discrete area
What are the 3 types of collisions that occur during an MVC - answerMachine
Body
Organ
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