TNCC WRITTEN EXAM 9TH EDITION 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Will hypocapnia cause vasoconstriction or vasodilation, especially
in the cerebral vasculature? Answer: Vasoconstriction
◉ What results from tissue hypo perfusion and oxygen deficit?
Answer: Metabolic acidosis
◉ What type of shock results in generalized vasodilation? Answer:
Neurogenic shock
◉ Spinal cord injuries at C3-C5 causes loss of what nerves function,
resulting in what? Answer: Phrenic nerve; paralyzed diaphragm and
inability to breath
◉ Extremity elevation AT the level of the heart is beneficial for what
type of injury? Answer: Compartment Syndrome
◉ What is a high risk of frostbite? Answer: Thrombus formation
, ◉ What two medications can be administered to maintain perfusion
after a frostbite injury along with rewarming? Answer: Tissue
plasminogen activator or non steroidal anti-inflammatory
medication (NSAIDS)
◉ An rise in diastolic blood pressures is a sign of increasing what?
Answer: Peripheral resistance
◉ What position will benefit the airway and work of breathing for
the bariatric patient? Answer: Reverse Trendelenburg
◉ Which phase of a blast results from flying debris, projectiles, and
bomb fragments causing lacerations or penetrating injuries?
Answer: Secondary Phase
◉ What phase of a blast results from any explosion-related illness or
injury including hyperglycemia, hypertension, angina, asthma, COPD,
or sepsis? Answer: Quaternary Phase
◉ What phase of a blast results from individuals being thrown by
the blast and impacting walls, ground, or any hard object? Answer:
Tertiary Phase
◉ What phase of a blast results from impact of the over and under
pressurization wave with body surfaces. Injuries include blast lung,
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Will hypocapnia cause vasoconstriction or vasodilation, especially
in the cerebral vasculature? Answer: Vasoconstriction
◉ What results from tissue hypo perfusion and oxygen deficit?
Answer: Metabolic acidosis
◉ What type of shock results in generalized vasodilation? Answer:
Neurogenic shock
◉ Spinal cord injuries at C3-C5 causes loss of what nerves function,
resulting in what? Answer: Phrenic nerve; paralyzed diaphragm and
inability to breath
◉ Extremity elevation AT the level of the heart is beneficial for what
type of injury? Answer: Compartment Syndrome
◉ What is a high risk of frostbite? Answer: Thrombus formation
, ◉ What two medications can be administered to maintain perfusion
after a frostbite injury along with rewarming? Answer: Tissue
plasminogen activator or non steroidal anti-inflammatory
medication (NSAIDS)
◉ An rise in diastolic blood pressures is a sign of increasing what?
Answer: Peripheral resistance
◉ What position will benefit the airway and work of breathing for
the bariatric patient? Answer: Reverse Trendelenburg
◉ Which phase of a blast results from flying debris, projectiles, and
bomb fragments causing lacerations or penetrating injuries?
Answer: Secondary Phase
◉ What phase of a blast results from any explosion-related illness or
injury including hyperglycemia, hypertension, angina, asthma, COPD,
or sepsis? Answer: Quaternary Phase
◉ What phase of a blast results from individuals being thrown by
the blast and impacting walls, ground, or any hard object? Answer:
Tertiary Phase
◉ What phase of a blast results from impact of the over and under
pressurization wave with body surfaces. Injuries include blast lung,
