ITLS ADVANCED PRE-TEST WITH WELL SORTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS /GRADED A+/BEST FOR THAT GOOD GRADE
A 34 year old male is injured in a motor vehicle collision. physical examination is normal except for
diffuse abdominal tenderness. He is conscious and vital signs obtained enroute to the hospital are resps
20, HR is 120BPM, BP 100/60; how should this patient be managed in the field?
A)IV fluid TKVO
B)IV fluid 20mL/Kg bolus
C)Fentanyl 100mcg IV
D) INsert an OPA and assist ventilations - (ANSWER)A) IV fluid TKVO
What is the Sellick's Maneuver? - (ANSWER)Posteriorly directed pressure applied to the cricoid cartilage
For which of the following viruses is there currently an effective vaccine?
A)Delta hepatitis
B)Hepatitis B
C)Hepatitis C
D) Human immunodeficiency virus - (ANSWER)B) Hepatitis B
A 16 year old girl is rescued from a burning house. She has 25% partial thickness burns, and the burned
areas are hot to the touch. What is the appropriate treatment? - (ANSWER)apply clean water to burned
areas for up to 1-2 minutes
to proper immobolize a forearm (radius and ulna) fracture, what do you need to splint? - (ANSWER)wrist,
elbow and fracture site
what treatment is NOT indicated in the routine management of the patient with a head injury?
A)administration of %100 O2
B)fluid rescucitation to a BP of 110-120 systolic if the pt is hypotensive
C)Hyperventilating to obtain an ETCO2 of less than 30
D)Stabalization of the cervical spine - (ANSWER)C)hyperventilating to obtain ETCO2 of less than 30
, ITLS ADVANCED PRE-TEST WITH WELL SORTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS /GRADED A+/BEST FOR THAT GOOD GRADE
which of the following sets of vital signs is most compatible witha diagnosis of isolated head injury with
increasing ICP?
A)BP170/100,HR50BPM
B)BP80/60,HR130BPM
C)BP80/60,HR50BPM
D)BP170/100,HR130BPM - (ANSWER)A)BP170/100,HR50BPM
what would be considered a "load and go"?
A)awake and alert patient who has bloof coming out of one ear
B)patient who had a brief loss of consciousness but is now awake
C)pt with abdominal tenderness,clammy skin, BP100/70 and pulse 130/min
D)pt with tender, deformed lower leg - (ANSWER)C)pt with abdominal tenderness,clammy skin, blood
pressure 100/70 and pulse 130/min
which of the following should be performed at the scene of a "load and go", prior to moving the trauma
patient to the abmulance?
A)apply traction splint for femur fracture
B)decompress tension pneumothorax
C)initiate IV line
D)obtain vital signs - (ANSWER)B)decompress tension pneumothorax
which of the following is a reason to interrupt the initial asessment?
A)cardiac arrest
B)multiple open (common) fractures
C)severe head injury with brin tissue visible
D)severe shock - (ANSWER)A) cardiac arrest
ANSWERS /GRADED A+/BEST FOR THAT GOOD GRADE
A 34 year old male is injured in a motor vehicle collision. physical examination is normal except for
diffuse abdominal tenderness. He is conscious and vital signs obtained enroute to the hospital are resps
20, HR is 120BPM, BP 100/60; how should this patient be managed in the field?
A)IV fluid TKVO
B)IV fluid 20mL/Kg bolus
C)Fentanyl 100mcg IV
D) INsert an OPA and assist ventilations - (ANSWER)A) IV fluid TKVO
What is the Sellick's Maneuver? - (ANSWER)Posteriorly directed pressure applied to the cricoid cartilage
For which of the following viruses is there currently an effective vaccine?
A)Delta hepatitis
B)Hepatitis B
C)Hepatitis C
D) Human immunodeficiency virus - (ANSWER)B) Hepatitis B
A 16 year old girl is rescued from a burning house. She has 25% partial thickness burns, and the burned
areas are hot to the touch. What is the appropriate treatment? - (ANSWER)apply clean water to burned
areas for up to 1-2 minutes
to proper immobolize a forearm (radius and ulna) fracture, what do you need to splint? - (ANSWER)wrist,
elbow and fracture site
what treatment is NOT indicated in the routine management of the patient with a head injury?
A)administration of %100 O2
B)fluid rescucitation to a BP of 110-120 systolic if the pt is hypotensive
C)Hyperventilating to obtain an ETCO2 of less than 30
D)Stabalization of the cervical spine - (ANSWER)C)hyperventilating to obtain ETCO2 of less than 30
, ITLS ADVANCED PRE-TEST WITH WELL SORTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS /GRADED A+/BEST FOR THAT GOOD GRADE
which of the following sets of vital signs is most compatible witha diagnosis of isolated head injury with
increasing ICP?
A)BP170/100,HR50BPM
B)BP80/60,HR130BPM
C)BP80/60,HR50BPM
D)BP170/100,HR130BPM - (ANSWER)A)BP170/100,HR50BPM
what would be considered a "load and go"?
A)awake and alert patient who has bloof coming out of one ear
B)patient who had a brief loss of consciousness but is now awake
C)pt with abdominal tenderness,clammy skin, BP100/70 and pulse 130/min
D)pt with tender, deformed lower leg - (ANSWER)C)pt with abdominal tenderness,clammy skin, blood
pressure 100/70 and pulse 130/min
which of the following should be performed at the scene of a "load and go", prior to moving the trauma
patient to the abmulance?
A)apply traction splint for femur fracture
B)decompress tension pneumothorax
C)initiate IV line
D)obtain vital signs - (ANSWER)B)decompress tension pneumothorax
which of the following is a reason to interrupt the initial asessment?
A)cardiac arrest
B)multiple open (common) fractures
C)severe head injury with brin tissue visible
D)severe shock - (ANSWER)A) cardiac arrest
