INTERNATIONAL TRAUMA LIFE
SUPPORT (ITLS): EXAM, 2025/2026
WITH CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
What are the signs / symptoms of a tension pneumothorax -
CORRECT ANSWERS- Decreased LOC
Labored breathing
Weak / thready pulse
Cool / clammy skin
Distended neck veins
Decreased or absent breath sounds of affected side
What are the signs / symptoms of a hemothorax - CORRECT
ANSWERS- Decreased LOC
Labored breathing
Weak / thready pulse
Cool / clammy skin
Flat neck veins
Decreased or absent breath sounds of affected side
What are signs / symptoms of a cardiac tamponade - CORRECT
ANSWERS- Normal breath sounds
, Distended neck veins
Hypotension
Narrow pulse pressure
Beck's triad
What is Beck's Triad - CORRECT ANSWERS- Consists of 3 clinical
findings which are distended neck veins, muffled heart sounds,
and pulsus paradoxus. It is indicitive of a cardiac tamponade
What is pulsus paradoxus - CORRECT ANSWERS- When a
palpated radial pulse disappears during inspiration.
What is pulse pressure - CORRECT ANSWERS- The pressure
driving blood through the vascular system. It is calculated by
subtracting the diastolic from the systolic blood pressures
What are the 3 states that shock can be catergorized into -
CORRECT ANSWERS- Low volume (Absolute hypovolemia)
High space (Relative hypovolemia)
Mechanical (Cardiogenic or Obstructive)
What is primary brain injury - CORRECT ANSWERS- The
immediate damage to the brain tissue that is the direct result of
an injury force
SUPPORT (ITLS): EXAM, 2025/2026
WITH CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
What are the signs / symptoms of a tension pneumothorax -
CORRECT ANSWERS- Decreased LOC
Labored breathing
Weak / thready pulse
Cool / clammy skin
Distended neck veins
Decreased or absent breath sounds of affected side
What are the signs / symptoms of a hemothorax - CORRECT
ANSWERS- Decreased LOC
Labored breathing
Weak / thready pulse
Cool / clammy skin
Flat neck veins
Decreased or absent breath sounds of affected side
What are signs / symptoms of a cardiac tamponade - CORRECT
ANSWERS- Normal breath sounds
, Distended neck veins
Hypotension
Narrow pulse pressure
Beck's triad
What is Beck's Triad - CORRECT ANSWERS- Consists of 3 clinical
findings which are distended neck veins, muffled heart sounds,
and pulsus paradoxus. It is indicitive of a cardiac tamponade
What is pulsus paradoxus - CORRECT ANSWERS- When a
palpated radial pulse disappears during inspiration.
What is pulse pressure - CORRECT ANSWERS- The pressure
driving blood through the vascular system. It is calculated by
subtracting the diastolic from the systolic blood pressures
What are the 3 states that shock can be catergorized into -
CORRECT ANSWERS- Low volume (Absolute hypovolemia)
High space (Relative hypovolemia)
Mechanical (Cardiogenic or Obstructive)
What is primary brain injury - CORRECT ANSWERS- The
immediate damage to the brain tissue that is the direct result of
an injury force