ITLS Review UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. Which of the following forms of hepatitis are health Hepatitis B
care workers at greater risk of contracting due to their
frequent contact with blood and needles?
2. Special cleaning agents are not required for HIV be- The virus cannot live out-
cause . side the body
3. What should be the FIRST action to take when ex- Wash the area completely
posed to a potentially infectious fluid?
4. Which disease is associated with a severe cough for Tuberculosis
more than 3 weeks?
5. Why is hepatitis B vaccine desirable over hepatitis B Lifelong protection
immunoglobulin?
6. Which of the following provides examples of special Pediatrics; geriatrics;
situations that may require alterations to normal SMR pregnancy
techniques?
7. How many vertebrae does the thoracic vertebrae con- 12
sist of?
8. Management of penetrating abdominal injury with Oxygen via nonrebreather
shock should include . mask
9. Why is spinal motion restriction (SMR) preferred over It more accurately reflects
spinal immobilization? proper treatment and re-
ality in the prehospital en-
vironment
10. Injury to which area of the spinal cord may cause a Cervical or thoracic cord
neurogenic shock? injury
,11. In which of the following situations should an emer- Presence of toxic fumes
gency rescue be used?
12. Your patient reports being in a high-speed motor ve- Peritonitis
hicle collision two days ago. She was the driver of the
vehicle, and she was wearing a seat belt. She notes
increasing abdominal pain together with the onset of
vomiting, and fever today. Your assessment reveals a
seat belt sign and diffuse abdominal tenderness. You
are MOST concerned that this patient is experiencing
.
13. Why is neutral alignment of the cervical spine consid- It aids in the airway man-
ered important? agement and provides
more comfort to the pa-
tient
14. What is the most common cause of spinal injury? Motor vehicle collision
15. The primary purpose for providing SMR is: To minimize spinal move-
ment to avoid aggravating
any spinal cord or column
injury
16. A stab wound to the right upper quadrant is MOST Diaphragm
likely to involve the .
17. Traumatic injury to which organ in MOST likely to re- Kidney
sult in peritonitis?
18. TXA is unlikely to be of benefit to the patient is given 3
beyond how many hours of injury?
19. Kidney
, 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 .
20. Which of the following trauma situations would be Patient with abdominal
considered "load-and-go"? tenderness, clammy skin,
blood pressure of 100/70
mmHg, and pulse of
130bpm
21. Which of the following is found in the true abdomen? Small intestine
22. Which of the following findings would be a reason to Airway obstruction
interrupt the ITLS primary survey?
23. Which of the following injuries would change Bilateral femur fractures
an otherwise stable trauma patient's category to
"load-and-go"?
24. In a patient with a decreased level of consciousness, At the end of the Rapid
when is the Glasgow Coma Scale FIRST performed? Trauma Survey and while
in the ambulance
25. A 12-year-old softball player slid into second base and Perform a Focused Exam
jammed his foot/ankle. When he was unable to con-
tinue 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?
26. Cerebral herniation
1. Which of the following forms of hepatitis are health Hepatitis B
care workers at greater risk of contracting due to their
frequent contact with blood and needles?
2. Special cleaning agents are not required for HIV be- The virus cannot live out-
cause . side the body
3. What should be the FIRST action to take when ex- Wash the area completely
posed to a potentially infectious fluid?
4. Which disease is associated with a severe cough for Tuberculosis
more than 3 weeks?
5. Why is hepatitis B vaccine desirable over hepatitis B Lifelong protection
immunoglobulin?
6. Which of the following provides examples of special Pediatrics; geriatrics;
situations that may require alterations to normal SMR pregnancy
techniques?
7. How many vertebrae does the thoracic vertebrae con- 12
sist of?
8. Management of penetrating abdominal injury with Oxygen via nonrebreather
shock should include . mask
9. Why is spinal motion restriction (SMR) preferred over It more accurately reflects
spinal immobilization? proper treatment and re-
ality in the prehospital en-
vironment
10. Injury to which area of the spinal cord may cause a Cervical or thoracic cord
neurogenic shock? injury
,11. In which of the following situations should an emer- Presence of toxic fumes
gency rescue be used?
12. Your patient reports being in a high-speed motor ve- Peritonitis
hicle collision two days ago. She was the driver of the
vehicle, and she was wearing a seat belt. She notes
increasing abdominal pain together with the onset of
vomiting, and fever today. Your assessment reveals a
seat belt sign and diffuse abdominal tenderness. You
are MOST concerned that this patient is experiencing
.
13. Why is neutral alignment of the cervical spine consid- It aids in the airway man-
ered important? agement and provides
more comfort to the pa-
tient
14. What is the most common cause of spinal injury? Motor vehicle collision
15. The primary purpose for providing SMR is: To minimize spinal move-
ment to avoid aggravating
any spinal cord or column
injury
16. A stab wound to the right upper quadrant is MOST Diaphragm
likely to involve the .
17. Traumatic injury to which organ in MOST likely to re- Kidney
sult in peritonitis?
18. TXA is unlikely to be of benefit to the patient is given 3
beyond how many hours of injury?
19. Kidney
, 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 .
20. Which of the following trauma situations would be Patient with abdominal
considered "load-and-go"? tenderness, clammy skin,
blood pressure of 100/70
mmHg, and pulse of
130bpm
21. Which of the following is found in the true abdomen? Small intestine
22. Which of the following findings would be a reason to Airway obstruction
interrupt the ITLS primary survey?
23. Which of the following injuries would change Bilateral femur fractures
an otherwise stable trauma patient's category to
"load-and-go"?
24. In a patient with a decreased level of consciousness, At the end of the Rapid
when is the Glasgow Coma Scale FIRST performed? Trauma Survey and while
in the ambulance
25. A 12-year-old softball player slid into second base and Perform a Focused Exam
jammed his foot/ankle. When he was unable to con-
tinue 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?
26. Cerebral herniation
