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TNCC ENA 9TH EDITION PRE TEST 2025 |
ACTUAL CERTIFIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
FOR GUARANTEED PASS
A patient arrives at the emergency department by private vehicle after sustaining
an injury to the right lower extremity while using a saw. There is a large gaping
wound to the right thigh area with significant bleeding. What is the priority
intervention?
A. Elevate the extremity to the level of the heart
B. Initiate direct pressure
C. Apply a tourniquet
D. Cover the open wound with sterile saline dressings - correct-answer-B. Initiate
direct pressure
Rationale: The first step inn controlling any bleeding is application of direct
pressure.
What technique is most appropriate when obtaining a history from a patient who
has experienced a sexual assault?
Following a bomb explosion, fragmentation injuries from the bomb or objects in
the environment are examples of which phase of injury?
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A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Quaternary - correct-answer-B. Secondary
Rationale: The secondary phase of a blast results from flying debris, projectiles,
and bomb fragments causing lacerations or penetrating injuries.
An adult patient with a knife injury to the neck has an intact airway and is
hemodynamically stable. They complain of difficulty swallowing and speaking. In
the primary survey, further assessment is indicated next for which of the following
conditions?
A. Damage to the cervical spine
B. An expanding pneumothorax
C. Laceration of the carotid artery
D. Injury of the thyroid gland - correct-answer-A. Damage to the cervical spine
Rationale: Penetrating neck trauma may include concurrent injuries to the cervical
spine and cord, airway, or vascular neck structures. With an intact airway and
hemodynamic stability, the other common concurrent injury is to the cervical
spine.
TNCC ENA 9TH EDITION PRE TEST 2025 |
ACTUAL CERTIFIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
FOR GUARANTEED PASS
A patient arrives at the emergency department by private vehicle after sustaining
an injury to the right lower extremity while using a saw. There is a large gaping
wound to the right thigh area with significant bleeding. What is the priority
intervention?
A. Elevate the extremity to the level of the heart
B. Initiate direct pressure
C. Apply a tourniquet
D. Cover the open wound with sterile saline dressings - correct-answer-B. Initiate
direct pressure
Rationale: The first step inn controlling any bleeding is application of direct
pressure.
What technique is most appropriate when obtaining a history from a patient who
has experienced a sexual assault?
Following a bomb explosion, fragmentation injuries from the bomb or objects in
the environment are examples of which phase of injury?
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A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Quaternary - correct-answer-B. Secondary
Rationale: The secondary phase of a blast results from flying debris, projectiles,
and bomb fragments causing lacerations or penetrating injuries.
An adult patient with a knife injury to the neck has an intact airway and is
hemodynamically stable. They complain of difficulty swallowing and speaking. In
the primary survey, further assessment is indicated next for which of the following
conditions?
A. Damage to the cervical spine
B. An expanding pneumothorax
C. Laceration of the carotid artery
D. Injury of the thyroid gland - correct-answer-A. Damage to the cervical spine
Rationale: Penetrating neck trauma may include concurrent injuries to the cervical
spine and cord, airway, or vascular neck structures. With an intact airway and
hemodynamic stability, the other common concurrent injury is to the cervical
spine.
