ITLS Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

ITLS Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the Golden Hour? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔First 60 minutes after traumatic
injury


Describe Platinum 10 minutes: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Time that it should take to load
and go


Describe the windshield survey: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔JVD
Tachycardia
Abnormal or diminished lung sounds
Tachypnea
Hyper-resonance to percussion
Tracheal Deviation


What is the number one cause of airway obstruction? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Tongue



What is the treatment for an evisceration: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Apply wet dressing,
then apply dry dressing and secure it.


Difference between compensated and decompensated shock: - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Compensated leads into decompensated. In decompensated you will have hypotension,
ALOC and absent or weak peripheral pulses.