ITLS BASIC PRE-TEST 8TH 2025
EDITION
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
A 42-year-old male is involved in a motorcycle accident. Which of the following
assessment findings should be managed first?
A. Airway obstruction
B. Hypotension
C. External arterial bleeding
D. Open lower leg fracture - ANSWERS-C
QUESTION 2
A 32-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle crash. The steering wheel is
bent. Your assessment reveals present and equal bilateral breath sounds, and a
rapid and weak radial pulse that disappears upon inspiration. You should suspect:
A. Cardiac contusion
B. Cardiac tamponade
C. Flail chest
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D. Tension pneumothorax - ANSWERS-B
QUESTION 2
If hemorrhage is unable to be controlled with a tourniquet, a second tourniquet
should be applied:
A. Distal to the injury site
B. Just below the first tourniquet
C. Directly over the first tourniquet
D. Directly over the wound - ANSWERS-B
QUESTION 3
A 35-year-old male is alert and oriented at the scene of a motor vehicle collision.
He is complaining of knee pain and a headache. Your assessment reveals a
contusion above the left eye, swelling to the left knee and unequal pupils (left is
dilated). Vital signs are: BP 116/72, P 88 and R 16. You should suspect:
A. Alcohol intoxication
B. Cerebral herniation
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C. Decreased intracranial pressure
D. Ocular trauma - ANSWERS-D
QUESTION 4
You have a patient with an isolated stab wound to the lateral chest. According to
recent studies, which of the following procedures should be avoided?
A. Bag-valve-mask ventilations
B. Supplemental oxygen administration
C. Application of an occlusive dressing
D. Spinal motion restriction - ANSWERS-D
QUESTION 5
What is the most common cause of cardiopulmonary arrest in the trauma patient?
A. Brain injury
B. Hypoxemia
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EDITION
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
A 42-year-old male is involved in a motorcycle accident. Which of the following
assessment findings should be managed first?
A. Airway obstruction
B. Hypotension
C. External arterial bleeding
D. Open lower leg fracture - ANSWERS-C
QUESTION 2
A 32-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle crash. The steering wheel is
bent. Your assessment reveals present and equal bilateral breath sounds, and a
rapid and weak radial pulse that disappears upon inspiration. You should suspect:
A. Cardiac contusion
B. Cardiac tamponade
C. Flail chest
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D. Tension pneumothorax - ANSWERS-B
QUESTION 2
If hemorrhage is unable to be controlled with a tourniquet, a second tourniquet
should be applied:
A. Distal to the injury site
B. Just below the first tourniquet
C. Directly over the first tourniquet
D. Directly over the wound - ANSWERS-B
QUESTION 3
A 35-year-old male is alert and oriented at the scene of a motor vehicle collision.
He is complaining of knee pain and a headache. Your assessment reveals a
contusion above the left eye, swelling to the left knee and unequal pupils (left is
dilated). Vital signs are: BP 116/72, P 88 and R 16. You should suspect:
A. Alcohol intoxication
B. Cerebral herniation
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C. Decreased intracranial pressure
D. Ocular trauma - ANSWERS-D
QUESTION 4
You have a patient with an isolated stab wound to the lateral chest. According to
recent studies, which of the following procedures should be avoided?
A. Bag-valve-mask ventilations
B. Supplemental oxygen administration
C. Application of an occlusive dressing
D. Spinal motion restriction - ANSWERS-D
QUESTION 5
What is the most common cause of cardiopulmonary arrest in the trauma patient?
A. Brain injury
B. Hypoxemia
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