TNCC TRAUMA ASSESSMENT SKILLS Best Graded Exam Questions

After getting your MIST report, what 3 things should you do? - ANSWER-1. Activate Trauma Team 2. Prepare the room and equiptment 3. Don PPE What needs to happen as soon as the patient arrives? - ANSWER-The across-the-room assessment. Assess for any uncontrolled bleeding or hemorrhage. If bleeding is present in the across-the-room assessment, what needs to happen? - ANSWER-STOP THE BLEEDING BEFORE MOVING ON! What takes place after the across-the-room assessment, and what does it entail? - ANSWER-Primary Assessment... Your A through I assessment points. What is the letter "A" in your primary assessment, and how is it assessed? - ANSWER-A = Airway. WHILE MAINTAINING C-SPINE, ASSESS AIRWAY AND ALERTNESS USING AVPU. You can ask the patient to open eyes, tell you their name, wiggle toes or other commands to assess airway and alertness. When assessing alertness and airway, what if a patient can not obey commands or is unresponsive? - ANSWER-The patient likely can not maintain their own airway. If this is the case, you need to get assistance from a 2nd person to maintain C-spine and open the mouth with the Jaw-thrust technique.