International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) Terms And
Concepts – Complete Guide
What makes up the ITLS Primary Survey Right Ans - Scene size up
Initial assessment
Rapid trauma survey or Focused exam
Critical interventions and transport decisions
Contact medical direction
What makes up the ITLS Secondary Survey Right Ans - Repeat initial
assessment
Repeat vital signs
Perform neuro exam
Perform head to toe exam
What makes up the ITLS Ongoing Exam Right Ans - Repeat initial
assessment
Repeat vital signs
Reassess abdomen
Check injuries and interventions
What are the steps of the Scene Size Up Right Ans - Standard precautions
Scene safety
Initial triage
Assess need for help / equipment
Mechanism of injury
What is the purpose of the Primary Survey Right Ans - To determine if
immediately life threatening conditions exist and to identify those patients
who should have immediate transport to the hospital
What is the purpose of the Ongoing Exam Right Ans - It is meant to identify
changes in the patient's condition
When do you perform a Rapid Trauma Survey Right Ans - For generalized
mechanisms of injury
, When do you perform a Focused Exam Right Ans - For injuries that are
localized to a discrete area
What are the 3 types of collisions that occur during an MVC Right Ans -
Machine
Body
Organ
What is a secondary collision that occurs during an MVC Right Ans -
Objects that are in the vehecile that hit the occupents
What is machine collision Right Ans - Damage to the vehicle
What is body collision Right Ans - Damage to a person in the vehicle
What is organ collision Right Ans - Internal organs that are damaged from
the sudden decelearation
What is Primary Blast Right Ans - The initial air blast from an explosion.
Usually affects air-filled organs
What is Secondary Blast Right Ans - The patient being struck by material
propelled by the blast force
What is Tertiary Blast Right Ans - The body being thrown and impacting on
ground or other objects
What is Quanternary Blast Right Ans - Thermal burns from the explosion
or respiratory injuries from inhalation of toxic dust or fumes
What is Quniary Blast Right Ans - Contamination by chemical, biological, or
radiological material that was dispersed by the explosion
What are the reasons that would interrupt the Primary Survey Right Ans -
Scene becomes unsafe, Obstructed airway, Cardiac arrest
For critical patients, the goal of the Primary Survey should be how long
Right Ans - < 2 and on scene time < 5
Concepts – Complete Guide
What makes up the ITLS Primary Survey Right Ans - Scene size up
Initial assessment
Rapid trauma survey or Focused exam
Critical interventions and transport decisions
Contact medical direction
What makes up the ITLS Secondary Survey Right Ans - Repeat initial
assessment
Repeat vital signs
Perform neuro exam
Perform head to toe exam
What makes up the ITLS Ongoing Exam Right Ans - Repeat initial
assessment
Repeat vital signs
Reassess abdomen
Check injuries and interventions
What are the steps of the Scene Size Up Right Ans - Standard precautions
Scene safety
Initial triage
Assess need for help / equipment
Mechanism of injury
What is the purpose of the Primary Survey Right Ans - To determine if
immediately life threatening conditions exist and to identify those patients
who should have immediate transport to the hospital
What is the purpose of the Ongoing Exam Right Ans - It is meant to identify
changes in the patient's condition
When do you perform a Rapid Trauma Survey Right Ans - For generalized
mechanisms of injury
, When do you perform a Focused Exam Right Ans - For injuries that are
localized to a discrete area
What are the 3 types of collisions that occur during an MVC Right Ans -
Machine
Body
Organ
What is a secondary collision that occurs during an MVC Right Ans -
Objects that are in the vehecile that hit the occupents
What is machine collision Right Ans - Damage to the vehicle
What is body collision Right Ans - Damage to a person in the vehicle
What is organ collision Right Ans - Internal organs that are damaged from
the sudden decelearation
What is Primary Blast Right Ans - The initial air blast from an explosion.
Usually affects air-filled organs
What is Secondary Blast Right Ans - The patient being struck by material
propelled by the blast force
What is Tertiary Blast Right Ans - The body being thrown and impacting on
ground or other objects
What is Quanternary Blast Right Ans - Thermal burns from the explosion
or respiratory injuries from inhalation of toxic dust or fumes
What is Quniary Blast Right Ans - Contamination by chemical, biological, or
radiological material that was dispersed by the explosion
What are the reasons that would interrupt the Primary Survey Right Ans -
Scene becomes unsafe, Obstructed airway, Cardiac arrest
For critical patients, the goal of the Primary Survey should be how long
Right Ans - < 2 and on scene time < 5
