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Itls Course Questions And Answers WithVerified Solutions Already Passed
(GRADED A+)
Most Common Causes of Traumatic Death - ANSWERS✔✔Road traffic injury
Intentional injury
Suicide
Falls
"Golden period" - ANSWERS✔✔The patient should be receiving definitive
hospital care (often surgery) within 1 hour after the incident.
[The phrase "golden period" is used rather than "golden hour" because definitive
treatment timelines vary between patients and injuries.]
"Platinum 10 minutes" - ANSWERS✔✔Most important decisions and life-saving
procedures need to be made within first 10 minutes on scene
Elements of:
ITLS Primary Survey - ANSWERS✔✔1. Perform scene size-up
2. Perform initial assessment
3. Perform rapid trauma survey or focused exam
4. Make critical interventions and transport decision
5. Contact medical direction
Elements of:
, ITLS Secondary Survey - ANSWERS✔✔1. Repeat initial assessment
2. Repeat vital signs and consider monitors
3. Perform neurological exam (PMS)
4. Perform detailed (head-to-toe) exam
Elements of:
ITLS Reassessment Survey - ANSWERS✔✔1. Repeat initial assessment
2. Repeat vital signs and check monitors
3. Reassess the abdomen
4. Check injuries and interventions
First step of ITLS Primary Survey - ANSWERS✔✔Scene Size-Up
Elements of:
Scene Size-Up - ANSWERS✔✔1. Standard precautions (PPE)
2. Scene safety
3. Initial triage (total # pts)
4. Need for more help or equipment (additional resources)
5. Mechanism of injury
Windshield Survey - ANSWERS✔✔Part of assessing scene safety
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