ITLS Final Exam CORRECT SOLUTIONS 2023//2024

ITLS Final Exam CORRECT SOLUTIONS 2023//2024 What is the Golden Hour? - ANSWER First 60 minutes after traumatic injury Describe Platinum 10 minutes: - ANSWER Time that it should take to load and go Describe the windshield survey: - ANSWER When arriving on scene, scan through the windshield to look at what is all involved in the scene. This is a crucial part of scene safety. Describe the fix it process: - ANSWER If something is injured like a sucking chest wound, fix it and move on to the next injury. Basically, when you see it fix it. What are the signs of a Tension Pneumothorax? - ANSWER JVD Tachycardia Abnormal or diminished lung sounds Tachypnea Hyper-resonance to percussion Tracheal Deviation What is the number one cause of airway obstruction? - ANSWER Tongue What is the treatment for an evisceration: - ANSWER Apply wet dressing, then apply dry dressing and secure it. Difference between compensated and decompensated shock: - ANSWER Compensated leads into decompensated. In decompensated you will have hypotension, ALOC and absent or weak peripheral pulses