Advanced Provider ITLS Study Questions With 100% Correct Solutions.

Advanced Provider ITLS Study Questions With 100% Correct Solutions. What is a "windshield survey" and when should it be done? -Answer-A Windshield Survey is where you do a size-up of the entire scene before leaving the vehicle to make sure that the scene is safe to enter. It is performed from inside your vehicle What survey has the lowest priority in assessing the multitrauma patient? -Answer-Secondary Survery What types of injuries would allow the medic to perform the primary, secondary and on-scene treatments? -Answer-if there is no significant life threat in the mechanism of injury What finding in the primary survey may justify it being interrupted? (3) -Answer-1) Cardiac arrest 2) Airway obstruction 3) scene becomes/is unsafe List the interventions(Fix it!) that may be performed on the "load and go" patient on the scene. (9) -Answer-1) manage airway 2) needle decompression 3) sealing open chest wound 4) assist ventilations 5) stabilize flail chest 6) stop major bleeding 7) begin CPR 8) complete packaging 9) stabilize impaled object Identify what makes a person a priority patient or "Load and Go". (4) -Answer-1) Dangerous Mechanism of Injury, 2) High-Risk Group (Very Young or Very Old), 3) History that reveals: LOC, DIB, Severe pain of h/n/b, 4) Initial Assessment Reveals AMS, Abnormal Breathing, and Abnormal Circulation At what point in the primary survey may a medic begin transport on a critical load and go patient? -Answer-When you have completed the initial assessment and rapid trauma survey or focused exam, enough information is available to decide if a critical situation is present. Patients with critical trauma situations are transported immediately. What should a medic do if his patient deteriorates? -Answer-If the patient has a critical condition, after the rapid trauma survey or focused exam, immediately load her into the ambulance, and transport rapidly to the nearest appropriate emergency facility. When in doubt, transport early. Which actions or interventions can you delegate to a team member while performing the primary survey? -Answer-Seal open chest wounds, stabilize flail segment, control bleeding, splint wound, get scoop stretcher for pelvic