TNCC EXAM SCRIPT 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉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,
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉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,
