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What is the most common cause of spinal injury? - ✔✔Motor vehicle collision
The primary purpose for providing SMR is: - ✔✔To minimize spinal movement to avoid aggravating any
spinal cord or column injury
A stab wound to the right upper quadrant is MOST likely to involve the . - ✔✔Diaphragm
Traumatic injury to which organ in MOST likely to result in peritonitis? - ✔✔Kidney
TXA is unlikely to be of benefit to the patient is given beyond how many hours of injury? - ✔✔3
During a football game, a player is struck hard in the right flank by another player. He is writhing on the
ground in severe pain. He is MOST likely to have an injury to his . - ✔✔Kidney
Which of the following trauma situations would be considered "load-and-go"? - ✔✔Patient with
abdominal tenderness, clammy skin, blood pressure of 100/70 mmHg, and pulse of 130bpm
Which of the following is found in the true abdomen? - ✔✔Small intestine
Which of the following findings would be a reason to interrupt the ITLS primary survey? - ✔✔Airway
obstruction
, Which of the following injuries would change an otherwise stable trauma patient's category to "load-
and-go"? - ✔✔Bilateral femur fractures
In a patient with a decreased level of consciousness, when is the Glasgow Coma Scale FIRST performed?
- ✔✔At the end of the Rapid Trauma Survey and while in the ambulance
A 12-year-old softball player slid into second base and jammed his foot/ankle. When he was unable to
continue playing, his coach called EMS. Upon arrival, you find now-shoeless male on the bench with an
ice pack on his ankle. His breathing and pulse are noted to be just fine, and there is no external bleeding.
What should be done next? - ✔✔Perform a Focused Exam
Hyperventilating a patient is recommended in which one of the following? - ✔✔Cerebral herniation
Normal EtCO2 is: - ✔✔35-45 mmHg
The percent of oxygen that can be delivered with a bag-valve mask with oxygen flow of 12-15 lpm but
WITHOUT a reservoir bag: - ✔✔40-50%
The terminal end of the airway where gas exchange takes place is the: - ✔✔Alveolocapillary membrane
The ability of the lungs and chest wall to expand and therefore ventilate a patient is known as: -
✔✔Compliance
Which of the following is considered a blind insertion airway device (BIAD) ? - ✔✔King airway
Hypoventilation is BEST described as: - ✔✔PaCO2 above 45mmHg
Which of the following separates the lungs from the chest wall? - ✔✔The visceral and partial pleura
Correct Answers Latest Version 2025
Graded A+
What is the most common cause of spinal injury? - ✔✔Motor vehicle collision
The primary purpose for providing SMR is: - ✔✔To minimize spinal movement to avoid aggravating any
spinal cord or column injury
A stab wound to the right upper quadrant is MOST likely to involve the . - ✔✔Diaphragm
Traumatic injury to which organ in MOST likely to result in peritonitis? - ✔✔Kidney
TXA is unlikely to be of benefit to the patient is given beyond how many hours of injury? - ✔✔3
During a football game, a player is struck hard in the right flank by another player. He is writhing on the
ground in severe pain. He is MOST likely to have an injury to his . - ✔✔Kidney
Which of the following trauma situations would be considered "load-and-go"? - ✔✔Patient with
abdominal tenderness, clammy skin, blood pressure of 100/70 mmHg, and pulse of 130bpm
Which of the following is found in the true abdomen? - ✔✔Small intestine
Which of the following findings would be a reason to interrupt the ITLS primary survey? - ✔✔Airway
obstruction
, Which of the following injuries would change an otherwise stable trauma patient's category to "load-
and-go"? - ✔✔Bilateral femur fractures
In a patient with a decreased level of consciousness, when is the Glasgow Coma Scale FIRST performed?
- ✔✔At the end of the Rapid Trauma Survey and while in the ambulance
A 12-year-old softball player slid into second base and jammed his foot/ankle. When he was unable to
continue playing, his coach called EMS. Upon arrival, you find now-shoeless male on the bench with an
ice pack on his ankle. His breathing and pulse are noted to be just fine, and there is no external bleeding.
What should be done next? - ✔✔Perform a Focused Exam
Hyperventilating a patient is recommended in which one of the following? - ✔✔Cerebral herniation
Normal EtCO2 is: - ✔✔35-45 mmHg
The percent of oxygen that can be delivered with a bag-valve mask with oxygen flow of 12-15 lpm but
WITHOUT a reservoir bag: - ✔✔40-50%
The terminal end of the airway where gas exchange takes place is the: - ✔✔Alveolocapillary membrane
The ability of the lungs and chest wall to expand and therefore ventilate a patient is known as: -
✔✔Compliance
Which of the following is considered a blind insertion airway device (BIAD) ? - ✔✔King airway
Hypoventilation is BEST described as: - ✔✔PaCO2 above 45mmHg
Which of the following separates the lungs from the chest wall? - ✔✔The visceral and partial pleura
