ITLS Basic Pre-Test 8th Edition
In a rear-impact motor vehicle crash, which area of the spine is most susceptible to injury?
A. Cervical
B. Thoracic
C. Lumbar
D. Sacral-coccygeal - ✔✔A
Prolonged scene times may reflect:
A. A decrease in death rates
B. Better care being delivered
C. Accomplishment of interventions
D. Ineffective team collaboration - ✔✔D
Which of the following indicates a state of hyperventilation?
A. An adult respiratory rate greater than 20 per minute
B. A tidal volume of less than 400 ml
C. An oxygen saturation greater than 94%
D. An end tidal carbon dioxide level less than 30 mmHg - ✔✔D
A 54-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle collision. The steering wheel is bent. During your initial
assessment, you note his skin is pale, radial pulses are present and breath sounds are clear. Which one of
the following is most consistent with these findings?
A. Cardiac contusion
B. Traumatic aortic rupture
C. Flail chest
, D. Tension pneumothorax - ✔✔A
Which of the following is considered one of the four essential components to maintain normal
perfusion?
A. Serum lactate levels
B. ETCO2 levels
C. SaO2 levels
D. Fluid levels - ✔✔D
As intracerebral pressure rises after an isolated head injury, what does the systolic blood pressure do?
A. Stays the same
B. Decreases
C. Increases
D. Changes randomly - ✔✔C
Which of the following mechanisms of injury does not commonly cause damage to the spinal cord?
A. Hyperextension
B. Hyperflexion
C. Lateral stress
D. Compression - ✔✔C
A 4-year-old female is unconscious after falling off a bicycle. Which of the following is the best method to
open the airway?
A. Modified jaw-thrust
B. Head tilt
In a rear-impact motor vehicle crash, which area of the spine is most susceptible to injury?
A. Cervical
B. Thoracic
C. Lumbar
D. Sacral-coccygeal - ✔✔A
Prolonged scene times may reflect:
A. A decrease in death rates
B. Better care being delivered
C. Accomplishment of interventions
D. Ineffective team collaboration - ✔✔D
Which of the following indicates a state of hyperventilation?
A. An adult respiratory rate greater than 20 per minute
B. A tidal volume of less than 400 ml
C. An oxygen saturation greater than 94%
D. An end tidal carbon dioxide level less than 30 mmHg - ✔✔D
A 54-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle collision. The steering wheel is bent. During your initial
assessment, you note his skin is pale, radial pulses are present and breath sounds are clear. Which one of
the following is most consistent with these findings?
A. Cardiac contusion
B. Traumatic aortic rupture
C. Flail chest
, D. Tension pneumothorax - ✔✔A
Which of the following is considered one of the four essential components to maintain normal
perfusion?
A. Serum lactate levels
B. ETCO2 levels
C. SaO2 levels
D. Fluid levels - ✔✔D
As intracerebral pressure rises after an isolated head injury, what does the systolic blood pressure do?
A. Stays the same
B. Decreases
C. Increases
D. Changes randomly - ✔✔C
Which of the following mechanisms of injury does not commonly cause damage to the spinal cord?
A. Hyperextension
B. Hyperflexion
C. Lateral stress
D. Compression - ✔✔C
A 4-year-old female is unconscious after falling off a bicycle. Which of the following is the best method to
open the airway?
A. Modified jaw-thrust
B. Head tilt
