TNCC Practice Exam with Rationale
Questions and Answer | Latest
Update 2024/2025
What is the key to a high performing trauma team?
✓ ~~> effective communication
rationale: skilled communication, cooperation, and coordination are the
cornerstones of high-performance teams and high-quality trauma care
When obtaining a history for an injured patient, understanding the kinematic
concepts associated with the mechanism of injury and energy transfer can
initially assist the trauma provider in:
✓ ~~> evaluating and anticipating the types of injuries that may be
present
rationale: mechanism of injury and energy transfer can assist the provider in
evaluating and anticipating damage
the major preventable cause of death in the trauma patient is:
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✓ ~~> uncontrolled hemorrhage
rationale: uncontrolled hemorrhage is the major cause of preventable death
after injury, so assessment to identify uncontrolled hemorrhage is key to the
initial assessment process
the across-the-room observation step in the initial assessment provides the
opportunity to
✓ ~~> reprioritize circulation before airway or breathing
rationale: the across-the-room observation is done at the beginning of the
primary survey to rapidly assess the need to reprioritize circulation before
airway or breathing. This is done if uncontrolled external hemorrhage is
identified.
Which of the following accurately describes ventilation prinicples associated
with a bag-mask device?
✓ ~~> ventilate at a rate of 10-12 breaths/minute
rationale: if ventilation is ineffective, assist ventilation at 10-12 breaths/minute
or one every 5-6 seconds
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