ITLS Advanced Post-Test UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
1. What should be completed upon arriving at the Scene Size-up
scene?
2. Prolonged scene times are often related to what Ineffective team collaboration
factor?
3. What ETCO2 value would indicate hyperventila- less than 30mmHg
tion?
4. What 2 interventions should be performed on a 1. C-Spine precautions
patient with a flail chest segment? 2. Positive Pressure Ventilations
w/ a BVM
5. Can hypovolemic (high-space) shock occur with- YES! Internal bleeding is a big
out any obvious trauma? concern
6. How do you position the patient and their head Supine with no head elevation.
when attempting an external jugular IV? Head turned to the appropriate
side
7. Your patient has an isolated traumatic brain injury. BP: elevated
How would you expect their BP and HR to be? HR: decreased
8. What motion do you need to avoid when applying Neck traction (pulling head supe-
a C-collar? 11.
9. Does abdominal evisceration indicate a need for
immediate transport?
10. Your patient has an extremity trapped. What can
you do for them while waiting for extrication?
, riorly, stretching the spine)
YES! Do everything during trans-port (IV, bandaging, etc.)
Gather vital signs. Give pain man-agement assuming vitals allow for it.
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Answers
1. What should be completed upon arriving at the Scene Size-up
scene?
2. Prolonged scene times are often related to what Ineffective team collaboration
factor?
3. What ETCO2 value would indicate hyperventila- less than 30mmHg
tion?
4. What 2 interventions should be performed on a 1. C-Spine precautions
patient with a flail chest segment? 2. Positive Pressure Ventilations
w/ a BVM
5. Can hypovolemic (high-space) shock occur with- YES! Internal bleeding is a big
out any obvious trauma? concern
6. How do you position the patient and their head Supine with no head elevation.
when attempting an external jugular IV? Head turned to the appropriate
side
7. Your patient has an isolated traumatic brain injury. BP: elevated
How would you expect their BP and HR to be? HR: decreased
8. What motion do you need to avoid when applying Neck traction (pulling head supe-
a C-collar? 11.
9. Does abdominal evisceration indicate a need for
immediate transport?
10. Your patient has an extremity trapped. What can
you do for them while waiting for extrication?
, riorly, stretching the spine)
YES! Do everything during trans-port (IV, bandaging, etc.)
Gather vital signs. Give pain man-agement assuming vitals allow for it.
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