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1. Q1. A 25-year-old patient presents after a car crash. He is alert but has inspiratory stridor
and cannot speak. What is your immediate action?
A) Reassess airway after completing the primary survey
B) Assist ventilations with BVM
C) Prepare for immediate advanced airway intervention
D) Administer high-flow oxygen via non-rebreather
Answer: C
Rationale: Inspiratory stridor and inability to speak are signs of a threatened airway. Immediate
advanced airway management (intubation or surgical airway) is necessary.
2. Q2. What is the correct order of the primary survey in the TNCC systematic approach?
A) Airway, Disability, Breathing, Circulation, Exposure
B) Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure
C) Breathing, Airway, Circulation, Exposure, Disability
D) Circulation, Airway, Breathing, Disability, Exposure
Answer: B
, Rationale: The TNCC primary survey follows the ABCDE sequence: Airway, Breathing,
Circulation, Disability (neuro), Exposure/environmental control.
3. Q3. A 25-year-old patient presents after a car crash. He is alert but has inspiratory stridor
and cannot speak. What is your immediate action?
A) Reassess airway after completing the primary survey
B) Assist ventilations with BVM
C) Prepare for immediate advanced airway intervention
D) Administer high-flow oxygen via non-rebreather
Answer: C
Rationale: Inspiratory stridor and inability to speak are signs of a threatened airway. Immediate
advanced airway management (intubation or surgical airway) is necessary.
4. Q4. What is the correct order of the primary survey in the TNCC systematic approach?
A) Airway, Disability, Breathing, Circulation, Exposure
B) Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure
C) Breathing, Airway, Circulation, Exposure, Disability
D) Circulation, Airway, Breathing, Disability, Exposure
Answer: B
Rationale: The TNCC primary survey follows the ABCDE sequence: Airway, Breathing,
Circulation, Disability (neuro), Exposure/environmental control.
5. Q5. A 25-year-old patient presents after a car crash. He is alert but has inspiratory stridor
and cannot speak. What is your immediate action?
A) Reassess airway after completing the primary survey
B) Assist ventilations with BVM
C) Prepare for immediate advanced airway intervention
D) Administer high-flow oxygen via non-rebreather
Answer: C
Rationale: Inspiratory stridor and inability to speak are signs of a threatened airway. Immediate
advanced airway management (intubation or surgical airway) is necessary.
6. Q6. What is the correct order of the primary survey in the TNCC systematic approach?
A) Airway, Disability, Breathing, Circulation, Exposure