ITLS Practice Test Questions With Correct Answers

When performing a needle decompression which of the following is the Best anatomical locations ? - Answer Directly over the top of the fifth rib in the anterior axillary line Which of the flowing is true regarding Tatum in the elderly ? - Answer Fatal out come scare more likely in the elderly that's in the young Which of the following organs will suffer the least structural damage form a gunshot would from a rifle ? - Answer Lung Which of the following should always be performed prior to transport ? - Answer Control major external bleeding A 25 year old female was stabbed in the left arm. She present with an altered mental status and signs of shock. Bleeding is uncontrolled despite direct pressure. Your should ? - Answer Apply a tourniquet proximal to the injury A 42 year old male is involved in a motorcycle collision. Which of the following assessment finding should be managed first ? - Answer External arterial bleeding An unresponsive 52 year old male was struck in the heads by the bucket of a crane. Vital signs are BP 134/80 P 88 and P 8 and shallow. The patient should be ventilated at rate of ? - Answer 8 -10 per minute A 36 year old male sustains blunt force thoracic trauma and fits the criteria for a load and go patient. Which of the flowing should be performed on scene ? - Answer Assess for other potentially life threatening conditions The use of external Laryngeal manipulation - Answer Improves glottis visualization A pericardial center is is performed to ? - Answer To remove fluid form the lining around the heart A 56 year old male sustains a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Vital signs are BP 74/32 p 136 present only at the carotid and R 24 and shallow the target of fluid resuscitation is ? - Answer Return of peripheral pulses An unconscious 15 year old male was struck ono the head with a baseball bat. His arms and legs are extended and his right pupils is dilated and fixed. You should ? - Answer Perform bag mask ventilation at 20 per minute Which of the following mechanisms of injury does not commonly cause damage to the spinal cord ? - Answer Lateral stress A 34 year old man has a gunshot wound to the right groin area. Arterial bleeding which cannot be controlled with direct pressure or tourniquet is coming from the wound the patient appears confused diaphoretic and has weak peripheral pulses. What is the appropriate fluid resuscitation regimen for this patient ? - Answer Intravenous fluid give enough fluid to maintain peripheral pulses The gold standard to confirm that the endotracheal tube is placed in the trachea is ? - Answer Waveform capnographic Common mechanism of injury for the pediatric patient include all the following except ? - Answer Falls Which of the following injuries would change a trauma patient t transport classification form stable to load and go ? - Answer Pelvic fracture In the absence of herniation syndrome adult patient with suspected traumatic brain injury should be ventilated as a rate of ? - Answer 8-10 What is the most likely cause of unequal pupils in a patient whose mental status is altered due to a head injury ? - Answer Increased intracranial pressure A 57 year old male has a respiratory rate of 36 etco2 of 30mmhg and an oxygen saturation of 80% you should ? - Answer Provide supplemental oxygen A 31 year old male presents with diffculty breathing rapid and weak pulse flat neck veins and midline trachea. Your assessment of the left side of the chest reveals decreased breath sounds and dullness to percussion. You should suspect ? - Answer Massive hemothorax