TNCC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What do you do to prepare for the trauma after EMS report? - Answer-- activate code
trauma
- prepare team, assign roles
- gather supplies
- PPE
- safety/ decontamination
What is the first thing you do when the pt arrives? - Answer-General impression/ across
the room assessment
Is pt uncontrollably hemorrhaging?Do you need to change the ABC order?
Is pt Apneic or unresponsive?
Alphabet in order for TNCC - Answer-A
B
C
D
E
F
G (LMNOP)
H
I
J
(Anticipated interventions 3)
( dispo or transfer)
What does a stand for what do you do? - Answer-Alertness and airway
Maintain C spine
- AVPU
- check airway open pts mouth or have pt open mouth
- 4 airway problems:
Swollen tongue, edema, missing or loose teeth, burns, foreign object, bony deformity
What does B stand for and what do you do? - Answer-Breathing and ventilation
4 breathing things:
- JVD/ tracheal deviation
- open injuries
- symmetrical chest wall movement
- work of breathing
- breath sounds
- skin color
, What does C stand for and what do you do? - Answer-Circulation and hemorrhage
control
Check skin temp, moisture, color
Palpate a central pulse
Get new IV and labs
What does D stand for, what do you do? - Answer-Disability
- GCS
- pupil assessment
- blood sugar
What does E stand for and what do you do? - Answer-Exposure
- trauma naked
- look for any bleeding/ deformities
- rewarm pt
What does F stand for and what do you do? - Answer--full set of vitals
-family presence
What does G stand for and what do you do? - Answer-Get adjunct
L labs
M monitor (ekg)
N naso/ oral tube
O oxygenation/ capnography
P pain and tx
What does H stand for and what do you do? - Answer-Head to toe
HISTORY
Inspect and palpate and auscultation
-head
- neck
- chest
- abdomen
- pelvis (iliac crest push down and in) then press on pubic symphysis then check
perineum for blood and check if you need a Foley ( urinary output)
- extremities
What does I stand for - Answer-Inspect posterior surfaces
Unless contraindicated
Turn , inspect , palpate
What do you need to re evaluate - Answer-Vitals
Interventions and injuries
Pain
Primary assessment
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What do you do to prepare for the trauma after EMS report? - Answer-- activate code
trauma
- prepare team, assign roles
- gather supplies
- PPE
- safety/ decontamination
What is the first thing you do when the pt arrives? - Answer-General impression/ across
the room assessment
Is pt uncontrollably hemorrhaging?Do you need to change the ABC order?
Is pt Apneic or unresponsive?
Alphabet in order for TNCC - Answer-A
B
C
D
E
F
G (LMNOP)
H
I
J
(Anticipated interventions 3)
( dispo or transfer)
What does a stand for what do you do? - Answer-Alertness and airway
Maintain C spine
- AVPU
- check airway open pts mouth or have pt open mouth
- 4 airway problems:
Swollen tongue, edema, missing or loose teeth, burns, foreign object, bony deformity
What does B stand for and what do you do? - Answer-Breathing and ventilation
4 breathing things:
- JVD/ tracheal deviation
- open injuries
- symmetrical chest wall movement
- work of breathing
- breath sounds
- skin color
, What does C stand for and what do you do? - Answer-Circulation and hemorrhage
control
Check skin temp, moisture, color
Palpate a central pulse
Get new IV and labs
What does D stand for, what do you do? - Answer-Disability
- GCS
- pupil assessment
- blood sugar
What does E stand for and what do you do? - Answer-Exposure
- trauma naked
- look for any bleeding/ deformities
- rewarm pt
What does F stand for and what do you do? - Answer--full set of vitals
-family presence
What does G stand for and what do you do? - Answer-Get adjunct
L labs
M monitor (ekg)
N naso/ oral tube
O oxygenation/ capnography
P pain and tx
What does H stand for and what do you do? - Answer-Head to toe
HISTORY
Inspect and palpate and auscultation
-head
- neck
- chest
- abdomen
- pelvis (iliac crest push down and in) then press on pubic symphysis then check
perineum for blood and check if you need a Foley ( urinary output)
- extremities
What does I stand for - Answer-Inspect posterior surfaces
Unless contraindicated
Turn , inspect , palpate
What do you need to re evaluate - Answer-Vitals
Interventions and injuries
Pain
Primary assessment
