ITLS REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED
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Your Exam Plug
, Which of the following forms of hepatitis are health care workers at greater risk of contracting due to
their frequent contact with blood and needles? - Answer: Hepatitis B
Special cleaning agents are not required for HIV because __________. - Answer: The virus cannot live
outside the body
What should be the FIRST action to take when exposed to a potentially infectious fluid? - Answer: Wash
the area completely
Which disease is associated with a severe cough for more than 3 weeks? - Answer: Tuberculosis
Why is hepatitis B vaccine desirable over hepatitis B immunoglobulin? - Answer: Lifelong protection
Which of the following provides examples of special situations that may require alterations to normal
SMR techniques? - Answer: Pediatrics; geriatrics; pregnancy
How many vertebrae does the thoracic vertebrae consist of? - Answer: 12
Management of penetrating abdominal injury with shock should include _______. - Answer: Oxygen via
nonrebreather mask
Why is spinal motion restriction (SMR) preferred over spinal immobilization? - Answer: It more
accurately reflects proper treatment and reality in the prehospital environment
Injury to which area of the spinal cord may cause a neurogenic shock? - Answer: Cervical or thoracic
cord injury
In which of the following situations should an emergency rescue be used? - Answer: Presence of toxic
fumes
Your patient reports being in a high-speed motor vehicle collision two days ago. She was the driver of
the vehicle, and she was wearing a seat belt. She notes increasing abdominal pain together with the
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
Your Exam Plug
, Which of the following forms of hepatitis are health care workers at greater risk of contracting due to
their frequent contact with blood and needles? - Answer: Hepatitis B
Special cleaning agents are not required for HIV because __________. - Answer: The virus cannot live
outside the body
What should be the FIRST action to take when exposed to a potentially infectious fluid? - Answer: Wash
the area completely
Which disease is associated with a severe cough for more than 3 weeks? - Answer: Tuberculosis
Why is hepatitis B vaccine desirable over hepatitis B immunoglobulin? - Answer: Lifelong protection
Which of the following provides examples of special situations that may require alterations to normal
SMR techniques? - Answer: Pediatrics; geriatrics; pregnancy
How many vertebrae does the thoracic vertebrae consist of? - Answer: 12
Management of penetrating abdominal injury with shock should include _______. - Answer: Oxygen via
nonrebreather mask
Why is spinal motion restriction (SMR) preferred over spinal immobilization? - Answer: It more
accurately reflects proper treatment and reality in the prehospital environment
Injury to which area of the spinal cord may cause a neurogenic shock? - Answer: Cervical or thoracic
cord injury
In which of the following situations should an emergency rescue be used? - Answer: Presence of toxic
fumes
Your patient reports being in a high-speed motor vehicle collision two days ago. She was the driver of
the vehicle, and she was wearing a seat belt. She notes increasing abdominal pain together with the
