ITLS ADVANCED PRE TEST 2026 AIRWAY
AND BREATHING ASSESSMENT PAPER
ANSWERS VERIFIED SUMMARY SHEET
◉ Which of the following findings would not make a patient difficult
to ventilate with a bag-valve mask?
A. Beard
B. Obesity
C. Elderly patient
D. Multiple nose piercings
Answer: D. Multiple nose piercings
◉ What is the most frequent cause for an intubated trauma patient
to develop poor lung compliance while being ventilated?
A. Tracheal extubation
B. Pericardial tamponade
C. Gastric distention
D. Tension pneumothorax
Answer: D. Tension pneumothorax
◉ Hemostatic agents applied directly to the source of bleeding must
be used in conjunction with:
, A. Direct pressure to the wound
B. Tourniquets proximal to the wound
C. Pressure points to arteries proximal to the wound
D. Elevation of the wound above the level of the heart
Answer: A. Direct pressure to the wound
◉ Routine use of hyperventilation in the traumatic brain injury
(TBI) patient will:
A. Cause vasoconstriction and increased cerebral ischemia
B. Cause vasodilation and decreased intracranial pressure (ICP)
C. Cause in increase of end-tidal CO2
D. Cause peripheral hypoxia and cyanosis
Answer: A. Cause vasoconstriction and increased cerebral ischemia
◉ Which finding requires interruption of the ITLS Primary Survey?
A. Complete airway obstruction
B. Gasping respirations
C. Impaled object in abdomen
D. Very weak pulse
Answer: A. Complete airway obstruction
◉ Bag-valve-mask ventilation:
AND BREATHING ASSESSMENT PAPER
ANSWERS VERIFIED SUMMARY SHEET
◉ Which of the following findings would not make a patient difficult
to ventilate with a bag-valve mask?
A. Beard
B. Obesity
C. Elderly patient
D. Multiple nose piercings
Answer: D. Multiple nose piercings
◉ What is the most frequent cause for an intubated trauma patient
to develop poor lung compliance while being ventilated?
A. Tracheal extubation
B. Pericardial tamponade
C. Gastric distention
D. Tension pneumothorax
Answer: D. Tension pneumothorax
◉ Hemostatic agents applied directly to the source of bleeding must
be used in conjunction with:
, A. Direct pressure to the wound
B. Tourniquets proximal to the wound
C. Pressure points to arteries proximal to the wound
D. Elevation of the wound above the level of the heart
Answer: A. Direct pressure to the wound
◉ Routine use of hyperventilation in the traumatic brain injury
(TBI) patient will:
A. Cause vasoconstriction and increased cerebral ischemia
B. Cause vasodilation and decreased intracranial pressure (ICP)
C. Cause in increase of end-tidal CO2
D. Cause peripheral hypoxia and cyanosis
Answer: A. Cause vasoconstriction and increased cerebral ischemia
◉ Which finding requires interruption of the ITLS Primary Survey?
A. Complete airway obstruction
B. Gasping respirations
C. Impaled object in abdomen
D. Very weak pulse
Answer: A. Complete airway obstruction
◉ Bag-valve-mask ventilation:
