International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)
1.What makes up the ITLS Primary Survey
ANS Scene size up Initial assessment
Rapid trauma survey or Focused exam
Critical interventions and transport
decisions Contact medical direction
2.What makes up the ITLS Secondary Survey
ANS Repeat initial assessment Repeat vital signs
Perform neuro exam
Perform head to toe
exam
3.What makes up the ITLS Ongoing Exam
ANS Repeat initial assessment Repeat vital signs
Reassess abdomen
Check injuries and interventions
4.What are the steps of the Scene Size Up
ANS Standard precautions Scene safety
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, Initial triage
Assess need for help / equipment
Mechanism of injury
5.What is the purpose of the Primary Survey
ANS To determine if immediately life threatening conditions exist and to
identify those patients who should have immedi- ate transport to the
hospital
6.What is the purpose of the Ongoing Exam
ANS It is meant to identify changes in the patient's condition
7.When do you perform a Rapid Trauma Survey
ANS For generalized mechanisms of injury
8.When do you perform a Focused Exam
ANS For injuries that are localized to a discrete area
9.What are the 3 types of collisions that occur during an MVC
ANS Machine Body
Organ
10.What is a secondary collision that occurs during an MVC
ANS Objects that are in the vehecile that hit the occupents
11.What is machine collision
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1.What makes up the ITLS Primary Survey
ANS Scene size up Initial assessment
Rapid trauma survey or Focused exam
Critical interventions and transport
decisions Contact medical direction
2.What makes up the ITLS Secondary Survey
ANS Repeat initial assessment Repeat vital signs
Perform neuro exam
Perform head to toe
exam
3.What makes up the ITLS Ongoing Exam
ANS Repeat initial assessment Repeat vital signs
Reassess abdomen
Check injuries and interventions
4.What are the steps of the Scene Size Up
ANS Standard precautions Scene safety
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, Initial triage
Assess need for help / equipment
Mechanism of injury
5.What is the purpose of the Primary Survey
ANS To determine if immediately life threatening conditions exist and to
identify those patients who should have immedi- ate transport to the
hospital
6.What is the purpose of the Ongoing Exam
ANS It is meant to identify changes in the patient's condition
7.When do you perform a Rapid Trauma Survey
ANS For generalized mechanisms of injury
8.When do you perform a Focused Exam
ANS For injuries that are localized to a discrete area
9.What are the 3 types of collisions that occur during an MVC
ANS Machine Body
Organ
10.What is a secondary collision that occurs during an MVC
ANS Objects that are in the vehecile that hit the occupents
11.What is machine collision
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