TNCC Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions

TNCC Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions Primary concern when a person cannot stop coughing/clearing their throat following house fire/smoke? Airway/Intubate Lab evidence of cellular perfusion Base Excess (Less than -6 is BAD) Multiple people are in the ER of different ages who all go to the same church. They all have the same symptoms. What is the most likely cause? Biologic Suspected shock type with a spinal cord injury Distributive Shock (Includes neurogenic) Patient has GCS of 3, unequal pupils (one sluggish, one blown), and is posturing. What is the cause? Herniation Middle Meningeal Artery Epidural Hematoma (results from collection of blood that forms between dura mater and skull) Prior to having a concussion (TBI), the patient had a brain injury that was not fully healed. What is the cause? 2nd Impact Syndrome Bowel sounds heard in the L chest. What is this a symptom of? Ruptured diaphragm Symptoms of __________________: include muffled heart sounds and hypotension Pericardiocentesis How should you dress a severed limb? Sterile gauze with normal saline THEN put ice on it Amylase level looks at _____________ Pancreas What should you do if your patient has hyphema (collection of blood inside the front part of the eye?) Sit HOB up to 30 degrees Principle that people have to take action after suffering a loss in order to decrease severity, seriousness, or painfulness Mitigation