ITLS Final Exam |LATEST 2026 EXPERT CERTIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS I [GRADED A+]
What is the Golden Hour? ✔️First 60 minutes after traumatic injury
Describe Platinum 10 minutes: ✔️Time that it should take to load and go
Describe the windshield survey: ✔️When arriving on scene, scan through the windshield to look at what is all involved in the scene. This is a
crucial part of scene safety.
Describe the fix it process: ✔️If something is injured like a sucking chest wound, fix it and move on to the next injury. Basically, when you see it
fix it.
What are the signs of a Tension Pneumothorax? ✔️JVD
Tachycardia
Abnormal or diminished lung sounds
Tachypnea
Hyper-resonance to percussion
Tracheal Deviation
What is the number one cause of airway obstruction? ✔️Tongue
What is the treatment for an evisceration: ✔️Apply wet dressing, then apply dry dressing and secure it.
Difference between compensated and decompensated shock: ✔️Compensated leads into decompensated. In decompensated you will have
hypotension, ALOC and absent or weak peripheral pulses.
Name three types of mechanical shock: ✔️Obstructive: Cardiac Tamponade, Tension Pneumothorax, Massive Pulmonary Embolism
Cardiogenic: Myocardial contusion, Myocardial Infarction
What are signs and symptoms of Hemothorax? ✔️Flat neck veins
Tachypnea
Tachycardia
Dullness to percussion
ALOC
Hypotension
Three signs of Becks Triad: ✔️JVD
Muffled Heart Tones
Shock(hypotension)
Normal EtCO2: ✔️35-45 mmHg
What are the 3 types of High Space shock? ✔️Neurogenic
Septic
OD
What is BOOTS ✔️Beards
Obesity
What is the Golden Hour? ✔️First 60 minutes after traumatic injury
Describe Platinum 10 minutes: ✔️Time that it should take to load and go
Describe the windshield survey: ✔️When arriving on scene, scan through the windshield to look at what is all involved in the scene. This is a
crucial part of scene safety.
Describe the fix it process: ✔️If something is injured like a sucking chest wound, fix it and move on to the next injury. Basically, when you see it
fix it.
What are the signs of a Tension Pneumothorax? ✔️JVD
Tachycardia
Abnormal or diminished lung sounds
Tachypnea
Hyper-resonance to percussion
Tracheal Deviation
What is the number one cause of airway obstruction? ✔️Tongue
What is the treatment for an evisceration: ✔️Apply wet dressing, then apply dry dressing and secure it.
Difference between compensated and decompensated shock: ✔️Compensated leads into decompensated. In decompensated you will have
hypotension, ALOC and absent or weak peripheral pulses.
Name three types of mechanical shock: ✔️Obstructive: Cardiac Tamponade, Tension Pneumothorax, Massive Pulmonary Embolism
Cardiogenic: Myocardial contusion, Myocardial Infarction
What are signs and symptoms of Hemothorax? ✔️Flat neck veins
Tachypnea
Tachycardia
Dullness to percussion
ALOC
Hypotension
Three signs of Becks Triad: ✔️JVD
Muffled Heart Tones
Shock(hypotension)
Normal EtCO2: ✔️35-45 mmHg
What are the 3 types of High Space shock? ✔️Neurogenic
Septic
OD
What is BOOTS ✔️Beards
Obesity
