Battlefield Advanced Trauma Life Support (BATLS) –
Questions & Answers
State the reasons for application or tourniquet Right Ans - Uncontrolled cat
hem from a limb
Bleeding reoccurs after applying one tourniquet
Low visability or insufficient time to assess an injured limb in a non
permissive environment
Demonstrate the application of a tourniquet Right Ans -
State immediate actions should bleeding reoccur after applying a tourniquet
Right Ans - Reassess tourniquet already applied
Apply second tourniquet immediately proximal to the initial tourniquet
State 3 sites where Celox is not to be used Right Ans - Suspected open skull
fractures
Inside the chest cavity
Inside the abdominal cavity
Demonstrate celox procedure Right Ans -
State the actions required should bleeding continue/reoccur after applying
celox Right Ans - Apply more celox with an additional 1 minute of pressure
or was it 3 mins?
Apply direct pressure
What is celox made of? Right Ans - Chitosan (shellfish)
State the manoeuvres to maintain airways Right Ans - Head tilt chin lift
Jaw thrust (if C-spine)
, State the equipment used to check and clear airways Right Ans - Pen torch
Tongue depressor
Suction easy manual
Magill forceps
State the equipment used to maintain airways Right Ans - NPA size 6/7/8
OPA size 3/4/5
IGel size 3/4/5
State 3 causes of an airway obstruction Right Ans - Liquids like blood,
vomit, secretions
Teeth
Debris/foreign objects
State the reasons for using an airway adjunct Right Ans - When unable to
continue manual manoeuvres
To maintain airway by preventing the tongue from obstructing the throat
State 3 indications for insertion of a surgical airway Right Ans - Swelling of
the upper airway
Facial and airway trauma and burns
Definitive airway required but no sedation available
When all other methods of securing the airway have failed
Demonstrate how to identify surgical airway landmarks Right Ans -
Thyroid cartilage
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