ITLS 9TH EDITION (ACTUAL2024-2025)QUESTIONS
ANSWERS
Overinflation of an LMA mask can cause all of the following
except: - Answers>>Vomiting
Rationale: Overinflation may cause malposition, loss of seal
or trauma
Rationale: The mark on the tube that is even with the teeth
should be three times the diameter of the ET tube. Thus, an
8.0mm tube in an adult should be at 24cm
Durin transport, a trauma PT develops shallow and rapid
breathing, cyanosis and a weak, rapid carotid pulse with
distended neck beings and diminished breath sounds on the
right, you should: - Answers>>Decompress the chest
A 23yo F fell from a 2nd floor balcony. Upon, you find her
lying in the grass. She responds to verbal commands and your
assessment reveals flat neck veins, and normal chest,
abdomen and pelvis examinations. Her skin is cool, clammy
and ashen; respirations are rapid and shallow; radial pulses are
too rapid to count and thready. You place her on the heart
monitor and it shows a wide-complex tachycardia of about
280/min. You should suspect: - Answers>>Cardiogenic shock
Rationale: If cardiac output falls (either due to dropping or a
very fast HR or lowered stroke volume) blood pressure will
fall
, ITLS 9TH EDITION (ACTUAL2024-2025)QUESTIONS
ANSWERS
Which of the following is the correct orientation for inserting
an IO needle to the proximal tibia? - Answers>>Medial to the
midline, avoiding the growth plate
Barbituates should not be administered as a sedative for the
head-injured PT because they, - Answers>>Decrease BP
In which situation should an Emergency Rescue be
preformed? - Answers>>Sudden release of toxic fumes
Which of the following is the most common cause of
abdominal trauma? - Answers>>Blunt force trauma
a 16yoF receives 25% partial thickness thermal burns. You
should: - Answers>>Cool the burn and protect from heat loss
Proper immobilization of a forearm fracture includes splinting
the: - Answers>>Wrist, Elbow and Flex site
Rationale: Use a splint that will immobilize one joint above
and one joint below the injury site
A 3yoM fell 9 feet. He has decreased LOC and is making
persistent "grunting" sounds with respirations. Your initial
ANSWERS
Overinflation of an LMA mask can cause all of the following
except: - Answers>>Vomiting
Rationale: Overinflation may cause malposition, loss of seal
or trauma
Rationale: The mark on the tube that is even with the teeth
should be three times the diameter of the ET tube. Thus, an
8.0mm tube in an adult should be at 24cm
Durin transport, a trauma PT develops shallow and rapid
breathing, cyanosis and a weak, rapid carotid pulse with
distended neck beings and diminished breath sounds on the
right, you should: - Answers>>Decompress the chest
A 23yo F fell from a 2nd floor balcony. Upon, you find her
lying in the grass. She responds to verbal commands and your
assessment reveals flat neck veins, and normal chest,
abdomen and pelvis examinations. Her skin is cool, clammy
and ashen; respirations are rapid and shallow; radial pulses are
too rapid to count and thready. You place her on the heart
monitor and it shows a wide-complex tachycardia of about
280/min. You should suspect: - Answers>>Cardiogenic shock
Rationale: If cardiac output falls (either due to dropping or a
very fast HR or lowered stroke volume) blood pressure will
fall
, ITLS 9TH EDITION (ACTUAL2024-2025)QUESTIONS
ANSWERS
Which of the following is the correct orientation for inserting
an IO needle to the proximal tibia? - Answers>>Medial to the
midline, avoiding the growth plate
Barbituates should not be administered as a sedative for the
head-injured PT because they, - Answers>>Decrease BP
In which situation should an Emergency Rescue be
preformed? - Answers>>Sudden release of toxic fumes
Which of the following is the most common cause of
abdominal trauma? - Answers>>Blunt force trauma
a 16yoF receives 25% partial thickness thermal burns. You
should: - Answers>>Cool the burn and protect from heat loss
Proper immobilization of a forearm fracture includes splinting
the: - Answers>>Wrist, Elbow and Flex site
Rationale: Use a splint that will immobilize one joint above
and one joint below the injury site
A 3yoM fell 9 feet. He has decreased LOC and is making
persistent "grunting" sounds with respirations. Your initial
