TNCC Study Guide Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025 |
Correct & Verified
What is the first step in trauma assessment?
✔✔ Perform the primary survey to identify life-threatening conditions
How do you open the airway in a trauma patient with suspected spinal injury?
✔✔ Use the jaw thrust maneuver
What does an absent radial pulse in a trauma patient indicate?
✔✔ Significant hypotension and potential shock
What is the immediate intervention for a patient with a sucking chest wound?
✔✔ Apply a three-sided occlusive dressing
What is the purpose of a pelvic binder in trauma care?
✔✔ To stabilize the pelvis and reduce internal bleeding
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,Why is rapid sequence intubation used in trauma patients?
✔✔ To secure the airway while minimizing aspiration and spinal movement
What is the significance of tracheal deviation in a trauma patient?
✔✔ Possible tension pneumothorax requiring immediate intervention
What should be assessed first in a patient with a traumatic brain injury?
✔✔ Level of consciousness and pupillary response
What intervention is required for a patient with paradoxical chest wall movement?
✔✔ Provide positive pressure ventilation and pain control
How can a spinal cord injury cause neurogenic shock?
✔✔ Loss of sympathetic tone leads to hypotension and bradycardia
Why should a trauma patient’s clothing be removed during assessment?
✔✔ To fully evaluate for hidden injuries
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,What does a widened mediastinum on a chest X-ray suggest?
✔✔ Aortic injury requiring emergent evaluation
Why is capillary refill assessed in trauma patients?
✔✔ To evaluate peripheral perfusion and circulation
What is the purpose of a secondary survey in trauma care?
✔✔ To perform a head-to-toe assessment for additional injuries
What is the best way to manage an amputated limb at the scene?
✔✔ Control bleeding, wrap the limb in sterile gauze, and keep it cool
What condition should be suspected in a trauma patient with bruising behind the ears?
✔✔ Basilar skull fracture
Why is lactate level measured in trauma patients?
✔✔ To assess for tissue hypoxia and shock
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, What should be done for a pregnant trauma patient in her third trimester?
✔✔ Tilt to the left side to relieve vena cava compression
What does a GCS score of 3 indicate?
✔✔ Severe brain injury with no eye, verbal, or motor response
Why is high-flow oxygen given to all trauma patients?
✔✔ To ensure adequate oxygen delivery to tissues
What is the immediate priority for a patient with a massive hemothorax?
✔✔ Chest tube placement and volume resuscitation
How can internal bleeding be suspected in a trauma patient?
✔✔ Signs of shock without obvious external bleeding
What is the first intervention for an unstable trauma patient with a femur fracture?
✔✔ Apply traction splint to reduce bleeding and pain
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Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025 |
Correct & Verified
What is the first step in trauma assessment?
✔✔ Perform the primary survey to identify life-threatening conditions
How do you open the airway in a trauma patient with suspected spinal injury?
✔✔ Use the jaw thrust maneuver
What does an absent radial pulse in a trauma patient indicate?
✔✔ Significant hypotension and potential shock
What is the immediate intervention for a patient with a sucking chest wound?
✔✔ Apply a three-sided occlusive dressing
What is the purpose of a pelvic binder in trauma care?
✔✔ To stabilize the pelvis and reduce internal bleeding
1
,Why is rapid sequence intubation used in trauma patients?
✔✔ To secure the airway while minimizing aspiration and spinal movement
What is the significance of tracheal deviation in a trauma patient?
✔✔ Possible tension pneumothorax requiring immediate intervention
What should be assessed first in a patient with a traumatic brain injury?
✔✔ Level of consciousness and pupillary response
What intervention is required for a patient with paradoxical chest wall movement?
✔✔ Provide positive pressure ventilation and pain control
How can a spinal cord injury cause neurogenic shock?
✔✔ Loss of sympathetic tone leads to hypotension and bradycardia
Why should a trauma patient’s clothing be removed during assessment?
✔✔ To fully evaluate for hidden injuries
2
,What does a widened mediastinum on a chest X-ray suggest?
✔✔ Aortic injury requiring emergent evaluation
Why is capillary refill assessed in trauma patients?
✔✔ To evaluate peripheral perfusion and circulation
What is the purpose of a secondary survey in trauma care?
✔✔ To perform a head-to-toe assessment for additional injuries
What is the best way to manage an amputated limb at the scene?
✔✔ Control bleeding, wrap the limb in sterile gauze, and keep it cool
What condition should be suspected in a trauma patient with bruising behind the ears?
✔✔ Basilar skull fracture
Why is lactate level measured in trauma patients?
✔✔ To assess for tissue hypoxia and shock
3
, What should be done for a pregnant trauma patient in her third trimester?
✔✔ Tilt to the left side to relieve vena cava compression
What does a GCS score of 3 indicate?
✔✔ Severe brain injury with no eye, verbal, or motor response
Why is high-flow oxygen given to all trauma patients?
✔✔ To ensure adequate oxygen delivery to tissues
What is the immediate priority for a patient with a massive hemothorax?
✔✔ Chest tube placement and volume resuscitation
How can internal bleeding be suspected in a trauma patient?
✔✔ Signs of shock without obvious external bleeding
What is the first intervention for an unstable trauma patient with a femur fracture?
✔✔ Apply traction splint to reduce bleeding and pain
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