ITLS practice assessment UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
1. In a rear-impact motor vehicle crash, which area of cervical
the spine is most susceptible to injury?
2. Prolonged scene times may reflect: Ineffective team collaboration
3. which of the following indicates a state of hyper- an end tidal carbon dioxide lev-
ventilation? el of less than 30mmHg
4. a 54-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle cardiac contusion
collision. The steering wheel is bent. During your
initial assessment, you note his skin is pale, radial
pulses are present and breath sounds are clear.
Which of the following is most consistent with
these findings?
5. which of the following is considered one of the fluid levels
four essential components to maintain normal
perfusion
6. aa intracerebral pressure rises after an isolated increases
head injury, what does the systolic blood pressure
do?
7. which of the following mechanisms of injury does lateral stress
not commonly cause damage to the spinal cord?
8. a 4-year-old female is unconscious after falling modified jaw-thrust
off a bicycle. Which of the following is the best
method to open the airway?
9. when performing the ITLS primary survey, the delegating interventions
team leader may minimize errors by:
,10.
, you have placed an NPA in your patient and now leave the NPA in place so as not
observe mild hemorrhage from the nares. you to disturb the clot or reactivate
should: bleeding.
11. a 27-year-old male with blunt chest trauma from a tension pneumothorax
motor vehicle collision was successfully intubated
at the scene. While ventilating the patient, you
note resistance with an absence of right chest wall
movement. you should suspect a:
12. Which of the following assessment findings is as- decreases pulse, normal skin
sociated with neurogenic shock? color and temperature
13. Which of the following sets of vital signs is most BP 170/100; P 50
compatible with a diagnosis isolated traumatic
brain injury with increasing intracranial pressure?
14. common mechanisms of injury for the pediatric animal bites
patient include all the following except:
15. Which of the following injuries would change a pelvic fracture
trauma patient's transport classification from "sta-
ble" to "load and go"?
16. Which of the following findings would not make a multiple nose piercings
patient difficult to ventilate with a bag-valve mask?
17. an unconscious 18-year-old male is involved in a tension pneumothorax
motor vehicle collision. you find him unrestrained
behind the bent steering wheel. He is unconscious
with cool, pale, and clammy skin. vitals are BP
90/40, P 120 and thready, and R 30 and shallow.
Your assessment reveals that he is blue around
CORRECT Answers
1. In a rear-impact motor vehicle crash, which area of cervical
the spine is most susceptible to injury?
2. Prolonged scene times may reflect: Ineffective team collaboration
3. which of the following indicates a state of hyper- an end tidal carbon dioxide lev-
ventilation? el of less than 30mmHg
4. a 54-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle cardiac contusion
collision. The steering wheel is bent. During your
initial assessment, you note his skin is pale, radial
pulses are present and breath sounds are clear.
Which of the following is most consistent with
these findings?
5. which of the following is considered one of the fluid levels
four essential components to maintain normal
perfusion
6. aa intracerebral pressure rises after an isolated increases
head injury, what does the systolic blood pressure
do?
7. which of the following mechanisms of injury does lateral stress
not commonly cause damage to the spinal cord?
8. a 4-year-old female is unconscious after falling modified jaw-thrust
off a bicycle. Which of the following is the best
method to open the airway?
9. when performing the ITLS primary survey, the delegating interventions
team leader may minimize errors by:
,10.
, you have placed an NPA in your patient and now leave the NPA in place so as not
observe mild hemorrhage from the nares. you to disturb the clot or reactivate
should: bleeding.
11. a 27-year-old male with blunt chest trauma from a tension pneumothorax
motor vehicle collision was successfully intubated
at the scene. While ventilating the patient, you
note resistance with an absence of right chest wall
movement. you should suspect a:
12. Which of the following assessment findings is as- decreases pulse, normal skin
sociated with neurogenic shock? color and temperature
13. Which of the following sets of vital signs is most BP 170/100; P 50
compatible with a diagnosis isolated traumatic
brain injury with increasing intracranial pressure?
14. common mechanisms of injury for the pediatric animal bites
patient include all the following except:
15. Which of the following injuries would change a pelvic fracture
trauma patient's transport classification from "sta-
ble" to "load and go"?
16. Which of the following findings would not make a multiple nose piercings
patient difficult to ventilate with a bag-valve mask?
17. an unconscious 18-year-old male is involved in a tension pneumothorax
motor vehicle collision. you find him unrestrained
behind the bent steering wheel. He is unconscious
with cool, pale, and clammy skin. vitals are BP
90/40, P 120 and thready, and R 30 and shallow.
Your assessment reveals that he is blue around
