ITLS Basic Pre-Test 7th Edition Questions
and Answers
1. Which of the following organs is contained in the
retroperitoneal region of the abdomen?
A. Stomach
B. Liver
C. Kidney
D. Uterus: C
2. What is Sellick's maneuver?
A. A method allowing the rescuer to hold a mask on the face with both
hands
B. A system used to calculate minute volume
C. Another name for Mallampati
D. Posteriorly directed pressure applied to the cricoid cartilage: D
3. Which one of the following viruses is there currently an effective
vaccine?
A. Delta hepatitis
,B. Hepatitis B
C. Hepatitis C
D. Human immunodeficiency virus: B
4. A 16 year old girl is rescued from a burning house. She has
25% partial thickness burns,
and the burned areas are hot to the touch. What is the appropriate
treatment?
A. Apply ice to burned areas until cool to touch
B. Apply clean water to burned areas for up to 1-2 minutes
C. Apply iced water to burned areas until cool to touch
D. Do not apply anything to burned areas other than clean sheets: B
5. Proper immobilization of a forearm (radius and ulna) fracture
involves splint- ing which of the
following?
A. Elbow and fracture site
B. Fracture site only
C. Wrist and fracture site
D. Wrist, elbow, and fracture site: D
, 6. What treatment is NOT indicated in the routine management
of the patient with a head injury?
A. Administration of 100% oxygen
B. Fluid resuscitation to a BP of 110-120 systolic if the patient is
hypotensive
C. Hyperventilation to obtain an EtCO2 of less than 30
D. Stabilization of the cervical spine: C
7. Which of the following sets of vital signs is most compatible with a
diagnosis of isolated
head injury with increasing intracranial pressure?
A. BP 170/100, pulse 50/min
B. BP 80/60, pulse 130/min
C. BP 80/60, pulse 50/min
D. BP 170/100, pulse 130/min: A
8. Which of the following trauma situations would be considered "load
and go"?
A. Awake and alert patient who has blood coming out of one ear
B. Patient who had brief loss of consciousness but is now awake
C. Patient with abdominal tenderness, clammy skin, blood pressure
and Answers
1. Which of the following organs is contained in the
retroperitoneal region of the abdomen?
A. Stomach
B. Liver
C. Kidney
D. Uterus: C
2. What is Sellick's maneuver?
A. A method allowing the rescuer to hold a mask on the face with both
hands
B. A system used to calculate minute volume
C. Another name for Mallampati
D. Posteriorly directed pressure applied to the cricoid cartilage: D
3. Which one of the following viruses is there currently an effective
vaccine?
A. Delta hepatitis
,B. Hepatitis B
C. Hepatitis C
D. Human immunodeficiency virus: B
4. A 16 year old girl is rescued from a burning house. She has
25% partial thickness burns,
and the burned areas are hot to the touch. What is the appropriate
treatment?
A. Apply ice to burned areas until cool to touch
B. Apply clean water to burned areas for up to 1-2 minutes
C. Apply iced water to burned areas until cool to touch
D. Do not apply anything to burned areas other than clean sheets: B
5. Proper immobilization of a forearm (radius and ulna) fracture
involves splint- ing which of the
following?
A. Elbow and fracture site
B. Fracture site only
C. Wrist and fracture site
D. Wrist, elbow, and fracture site: D
, 6. What treatment is NOT indicated in the routine management
of the patient with a head injury?
A. Administration of 100% oxygen
B. Fluid resuscitation to a BP of 110-120 systolic if the patient is
hypotensive
C. Hyperventilation to obtain an EtCO2 of less than 30
D. Stabilization of the cervical spine: C
7. Which of the following sets of vital signs is most compatible with a
diagnosis of isolated
head injury with increasing intracranial pressure?
A. BP 170/100, pulse 50/min
B. BP 80/60, pulse 130/min
C. BP 80/60, pulse 50/min
D. BP 170/100, pulse 130/min: A
8. Which of the following trauma situations would be considered "load
and go"?
A. Awake and alert patient who has blood coming out of one ear
B. Patient who had brief loss of consciousness but is now awake
C. Patient with abdominal tenderness, clammy skin, blood pressure
