TNCC check off exam questions and
answers
Prepare for trauma: equipment - Answer-PPE
IS there uncontrolled bleeding? - Answer-Go straight to circulation
A: alertness and airway - Answer-Jaw and thrust (make sure to keep c-spine)
Foreign object?
Blood, vomit, secretions?
Edema?
Bony deformities of face?
Tongue obstruction?
AVPU
B: Breathing and ventilation - Answer-Increased work of breathing?
Rate and depth of respiration?
Skin color?
Spontaneous breathing?
Listen to breath sounds
C: Circulation and hemorrhage? - Answer-Assess for external uncontrolled hemorrhage
Inspect and palpate skin color
Palpate central pulse
D: Disability - Answer-GCS:
Eye: 4
Verbal: 5
Motor: 6
Pupils
E: Exposure and Environment - Answer-Expose patient
Any uncontrolled hemorrhage
Assess for obvious injuries
Keep patient warm: blankets, fluids, ambient temp
F: Full vitals and family - Answer-Facility family presence
Vitals: BP, HR, O2, RR, Temp, O2
Get monitoring device - Answer-L: Labs and IV
M: Monitor cardiac and O2
N: NG or OG tube
answers
Prepare for trauma: equipment - Answer-PPE
IS there uncontrolled bleeding? - Answer-Go straight to circulation
A: alertness and airway - Answer-Jaw and thrust (make sure to keep c-spine)
Foreign object?
Blood, vomit, secretions?
Edema?
Bony deformities of face?
Tongue obstruction?
AVPU
B: Breathing and ventilation - Answer-Increased work of breathing?
Rate and depth of respiration?
Skin color?
Spontaneous breathing?
Listen to breath sounds
C: Circulation and hemorrhage? - Answer-Assess for external uncontrolled hemorrhage
Inspect and palpate skin color
Palpate central pulse
D: Disability - Answer-GCS:
Eye: 4
Verbal: 5
Motor: 6
Pupils
E: Exposure and Environment - Answer-Expose patient
Any uncontrolled hemorrhage
Assess for obvious injuries
Keep patient warm: blankets, fluids, ambient temp
F: Full vitals and family - Answer-Facility family presence
Vitals: BP, HR, O2, RR, Temp, O2
Get monitoring device - Answer-L: Labs and IV
M: Monitor cardiac and O2
N: NG or OG tube
