International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) Test Questions With Correct Answers
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International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) Test Questions With Correct Answers
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 ...
International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) Test Questio ns With Correc t Answers 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 Repe at 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 - ANSW ER Standard precautions Scene safety Initial triage Assess need for help / equipment Mechanism of injury What is the purpose of the Primary Survey - ANSWER To 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 - ANSWER It is meant to identify changes in the patient's con dition When do you perform a Rapid Trauma Survey - ANSWER For generalized mechanisms of injury When do you perform a Focused Exam - ANSWER For injuries that are localized to a discrete area What are the 3 types of collisions that occur during an MVC - ANSWER Machine International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) Test Questio ns With Correc t Answers Body Organ What is a secondary collision that occurs during an MVC - ANSWER Objects that are in the vehecile that hit the occupents What is machine collision - ANSWER Damage to the vehicle What is body collision - ANSWER Damage to a person in the vehicle What is organ collision - ANSWER Internal organs that are damaged from the sudden decelearation What is Primary Blast - ANSWER The initial air blast from an explosion . Usually affects air -filled organs What is Secondary Blast - ANSWER The patient being struck by material propelled by the blast force What is Tertiary Blast - ANSWER The body being thrown and impacting on ground or other objects What is Quanternary Blast - ANSWER Thermal burns from the explosion or respiratory injuries from inhalation of toxic dust or fumes What is Quniary Blast - ANSWER Contamination by chemical, biological, or radiological material that was di spersed by the explosion What are the reasons that would interrupt the Primary Survey - ANSWER Scene becomes unsafe, Obstructed airway, Cardiac arrest For critical patients, the goal of the Primary Survey should be how long - ANSWER < 2 and on scene time < 5 What is the purpose of the Initial Assessment - ANSWER To prioritize the patient and to determine the existence of immediately life threatening conditions
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