TNCC Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2024/2025 | Correct & Verified
What is the immediate action for a trauma patient with suspected airway obstruction?
✔✔ Open the airway using the jaw-thrust maneuver
What is the best method to confirm endotracheal tube placement in a trauma patient?
✔✔ End-tidal CO₂ monitoring and auscultation of breath sounds
What is the first step in managing a trauma patient with external hemorrhage?
✔✔ Apply direct pressure to the bleeding site
What is the priority intervention for a patient with flail chest and respiratory distress?
✔✔ Provide positive pressure ventilation
What is the most important assessment in a patient with a suspected blunt cardiac injury?
✔✔ Continuous cardiac monitoring for arrhythmias
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,What is the best indicator of effective ventilation in a trauma patient?
✔✔ Adequate chest rise and fall with oxygen saturation monitoring
What is the priority action for a trauma patient with suspected neurogenic shock?
✔✔ Maintain spinal precautions and initiate fluid resuscitation
What is the first priority when treating a patient with a femur fracture?
✔✔ Stabilize the fracture and control bleeding
What is the key finding in a patient with a tension pneumothorax?
✔✔ Hypotension, absent breath sounds, and tracheal deviation
What is the best way to assess for a hemothorax in a trauma patient?
✔✔ Chest X-ray and bedside ultrasound (FAST exam)
What is the priority intervention for a patient with a suspected ruptured spleen?
✔✔ Monitor for shock and prepare for surgical intervention
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,What is the recommended initial intervention for a patient with a traumatic brain injury and
rising intracranial pressure?
✔✔ Elevate the head of the bed and maintain normoxia
What is the best way to monitor for internal bleeding in a trauma patient?
✔✔ Serial vital signs and focused abdominal ultrasound (FAST exam)
What is the most common early sign of a developing epidural hematoma?
✔✔ Brief loss of consciousness followed by a lucid interval
What is the best intervention for a patient with a suspected basilar skull fracture?
✔✔ Avoid nasal intubation and monitor for cerebrospinal fluid leakage
What is the first action for a patient with a traumatic amputation?
✔✔ Control bleeding with a tourniquet if necessary
What is the primary treatment for a patient with an open fracture?
✔✔ Administer antibiotics and prepare for surgical debridement
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, What is the best intervention for a patient with suspected abdominal compartment syndrome?
✔✔ Emergency surgical decompression
What is the first priority in a patient with an impaled object in the chest?
✔✔ Stabilize the object in place and monitor for pneumothorax
What is the best way to prevent hypothermia in a trauma patient during transport?
✔✔ Use warm blankets, warm IV fluids, and heated air systems
What is the most common cause of mortality in trauma patients with pelvic fractures?
✔✔ Uncontrolled hemorrhage
What is the best position for a trauma patient with suspected spinal cord injury?
✔✔ Maintain neutral spinal alignment with manual stabilization
What is the priority action in a patient with a suspected femur fracture and signs of shock?
✔✔ Control bleeding and provide rapid fluid resuscitation
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Version | 2024/2025 | Correct & Verified
What is the immediate action for a trauma patient with suspected airway obstruction?
✔✔ Open the airway using the jaw-thrust maneuver
What is the best method to confirm endotracheal tube placement in a trauma patient?
✔✔ End-tidal CO₂ monitoring and auscultation of breath sounds
What is the first step in managing a trauma patient with external hemorrhage?
✔✔ Apply direct pressure to the bleeding site
What is the priority intervention for a patient with flail chest and respiratory distress?
✔✔ Provide positive pressure ventilation
What is the most important assessment in a patient with a suspected blunt cardiac injury?
✔✔ Continuous cardiac monitoring for arrhythmias
1
,What is the best indicator of effective ventilation in a trauma patient?
✔✔ Adequate chest rise and fall with oxygen saturation monitoring
What is the priority action for a trauma patient with suspected neurogenic shock?
✔✔ Maintain spinal precautions and initiate fluid resuscitation
What is the first priority when treating a patient with a femur fracture?
✔✔ Stabilize the fracture and control bleeding
What is the key finding in a patient with a tension pneumothorax?
✔✔ Hypotension, absent breath sounds, and tracheal deviation
What is the best way to assess for a hemothorax in a trauma patient?
✔✔ Chest X-ray and bedside ultrasound (FAST exam)
What is the priority intervention for a patient with a suspected ruptured spleen?
✔✔ Monitor for shock and prepare for surgical intervention
2
,What is the recommended initial intervention for a patient with a traumatic brain injury and
rising intracranial pressure?
✔✔ Elevate the head of the bed and maintain normoxia
What is the best way to monitor for internal bleeding in a trauma patient?
✔✔ Serial vital signs and focused abdominal ultrasound (FAST exam)
What is the most common early sign of a developing epidural hematoma?
✔✔ Brief loss of consciousness followed by a lucid interval
What is the best intervention for a patient with a suspected basilar skull fracture?
✔✔ Avoid nasal intubation and monitor for cerebrospinal fluid leakage
What is the first action for a patient with a traumatic amputation?
✔✔ Control bleeding with a tourniquet if necessary
What is the primary treatment for a patient with an open fracture?
✔✔ Administer antibiotics and prepare for surgical debridement
3
, What is the best intervention for a patient with suspected abdominal compartment syndrome?
✔✔ Emergency surgical decompression
What is the first priority in a patient with an impaled object in the chest?
✔✔ Stabilize the object in place and monitor for pneumothorax
What is the best way to prevent hypothermia in a trauma patient during transport?
✔✔ Use warm blankets, warm IV fluids, and heated air systems
What is the most common cause of mortality in trauma patients with pelvic fractures?
✔✔ Uncontrolled hemorrhage
What is the best position for a trauma patient with suspected spinal cord injury?
✔✔ Maintain neutral spinal alignment with manual stabilization
What is the priority action in a patient with a suspected femur fracture and signs of shock?
✔✔ Control bleeding and provide rapid fluid resuscitation
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