TNCC 8TH EDITION EXAMS WITH 100%ANSWERS
What tare tthe tgreatest trisks tfor ttransport? t– tc
orrect tanswers-Loss tof tairway tpatency, tdisplaced tobstructive ttubes tlines tor
tcatheters, tdislodge tsplinting tdevices, tneed tto treplace tor treinforce tdressings,
tdeterioration tin tpatient tstatus tchange tin tvital tsigns tor tlevel tof tconsciousness, tinjury
tto tthe tpatient tand/or tteam tmembers
According tto tnewtons tlaw twhich tof tthese ttwo tforce tis tgreater: tsize tor tforce? t-
tcorrect tanswers-Neither. tFor teach tforce tthere tis tan tequal tand topposite treaction.
What tis tthe trelationship tbetween tmass tand tvelocity tto tkinetic tenergy? t- tcorrect
tanswers-Kinetic tenergy tis tequal tto t1/2 tthe tmass tmultiplied tthe tsquare tof tits tvelocity
ttherefore twhen tmass tis tdoubled tso tis tthe tnet tenergy, thowever, twhen tvelocity tis
tdoubled tenergy tis tquadrupled.
What tis ttension? t- tcorrect tanswers-stretching tforce tby tpulling tat topposite tends
What tis tcompression? t- tcorrect tanswers-Crushing tby tsqueezing ttogether
What tis tbending? t- tcorrect tanswers-Loading tabout tan taxis. tBending tcauses
tcompression ton tthe tside tthe tperson tis tbending ttoward tintention tto tthe topposite tside
What tis tshearing? t- tcorrect tanswers-Damage tby ttearing tor tbending tby texerting
tfaucet tdifferent tparts tin topposite tdirections tat tthe tsame ttime.
What tis ttorsion? t- tcorrect tanswers-Torsion tforces ttwist tends tin topposite tdirections.
What tis tcombined tloading? t- tcorrect tanswers-Any tcombination tof ttension
tcompression ttorsion tbending tand/or tshear.
What tare tthe tfour ttypes tof ttrauma trelated tinjuries? t- tcorrect tanswers-Blunt,
tpenetrating, tthermal, tor tblast.
, What tare tcontributing tfactors tto tinjuries trelated tto tblunt ttraumas? t- tcorrect tanswers-
The tpoint tof timpact ton tthe tpatient's tbody, tthe ttype tof tsurface tthat tis thit, tthe ttissues
tability tto tresist t(bone tversus tsoft ttissue, tair-filled tversus tsolid torgans), tand tthe
ttrajectory tof tforce.
What tare tthe tseven tpatterns tof tpathway tinjuries trelated tto tmotor tvehicle taccidents?
t- tcorrect tanswers-Up tand tover, tdown tand tunder, tlateral, trotational, trear, troll tover,
tand tejection.
Differentiate tbetween tthe tthree timpacts tof tmotor tvehicle timpact tsequence. t- tcorrect
tanswers-The tfirst timpact toccurs twhen tthe tvehicle tcollided twith tanother tobject. tThe
tsecond timpact toccurs tafter tthe tinitial timpact twhen tthe toccupant tcontinues tto tmove
tin tthe toriginal tdirection tof ttravel tuntil tthey tcollide twith tthe tinterior tof tthe tvehicle tor
tmeet tresistance. tThe tthird timpact toccurs twhen tinternal tstructures tcollide twithin tthe
tbody tcavity.
What tare tthe tthree tfactors tthat tcontribute tto tthe tdamage tcaused tby tpenetrating
ttrauma's? t- tcorrect tanswers-The tpoint tof timpact, tthe tvelocity tand tspeed tof timpact,
tand tthe tproximity tto tthe tobject.
What tcauses tthe tprimary teffects tof tblast ttraumas? t- tcorrect tanswers-The tdirect
tblast teffects. tTypes tof tinjuries tinclude tlast tlong, ttympanic tmembrane trupture tand
tmiddle tear tdamage, tabdominal themorrhage tand tperforation, tglobal trupture, tmild
tTrumatic tbrain tinjury.
What tcauses tthe tsecondary teffects tof tblast ttraumas? t- tcorrect tanswers-Projectiles
tpropelled tby tthe texplosion. tInjuries tinclude tpenetrating tor tblunt tinjuries tor tI
tpenetration.
What tcauses tthe ttertiary teffects tof tblast ttraumas? t- tcorrect tanswers-Results tfrom
tindividuals tbeing tthrown tby tthe tblast twind. tInjuries tinclude thole tor tpartial tbody
ttranslocation tfrom tbeing tthrown tagainst ta thard tservice: tblunt tor tpenetrating
ttrauma's, tfractures, ttraumatic tamputations.
What tcauses tquarternary teffects tof tblast ttraumas? t- tcorrect tanswers-All texplosion
trelated tinjuries, tillnesses, tor tdiseases tnot tdue tto tthe tfirst tthree tmechanisms. tInjuries
tinclude texternal tand tinternal tburns, tcrush tinjuries, tclosed tand topen tbrain tinjuries,
tasthmatic tor tbreathing tproblems tfrom tdust tsmoke tor ttoxic tfumes, tangina, tor thyper
tglycemia tand thypertension.
What tcauses tquinary teffects tof tblasts ttraumas? t- tcorrect tanswers-Those tassociated
twith texposure tto thazardous tmaterials tfrom tradioactive, tbiologic, tor tchemical
tcomponents tof ta tblast. tInjuries tinclude ta tvariety tof thealth teffects tdepending ton
tagent.
What tare tthe tgreatest trisks tfor ttransport? t– tc
orrect tanswers-Loss tof tairway tpatency, tdisplaced tobstructive ttubes tlines tor
tcatheters, tdislodge tsplinting tdevices, tneed tto treplace tor treinforce tdressings,
tdeterioration tin tpatient tstatus tchange tin tvital tsigns tor tlevel tof tconsciousness, tinjury
tto tthe tpatient tand/or tteam tmembers
According tto tnewtons tlaw twhich tof tthese ttwo tforce tis tgreater: tsize tor tforce? t-
tcorrect tanswers-Neither. tFor teach tforce tthere tis tan tequal tand topposite treaction.
What tis tthe trelationship tbetween tmass tand tvelocity tto tkinetic tenergy? t- tcorrect
tanswers-Kinetic tenergy tis tequal tto t1/2 tthe tmass tmultiplied tthe tsquare tof tits tvelocity
ttherefore twhen tmass tis tdoubled tso tis tthe tnet tenergy, thowever, twhen tvelocity tis
tdoubled tenergy tis tquadrupled.
What tis ttension? t- tcorrect tanswers-stretching tforce tby tpulling tat topposite tends
What tis tcompression? t- tcorrect tanswers-Crushing tby tsqueezing ttogether
What tis tbending? t- tcorrect tanswers-Loading tabout tan taxis. tBending tcauses
tcompression ton tthe tside tthe tperson tis tbending ttoward tintention tto tthe topposite tside
What tis tshearing? t- tcorrect tanswers-Damage tby ttearing tor tbending tby texerting
tfaucet tdifferent tparts tin topposite tdirections tat tthe tsame ttime.
What tis ttorsion? t- tcorrect tanswers-Torsion tforces ttwist tends tin topposite tdirections.
What tis tcombined tloading? t- tcorrect tanswers-Any tcombination tof ttension
tcompression ttorsion tbending tand/or tshear.
What tare tthe tfour ttypes tof ttrauma trelated tinjuries? t- tcorrect tanswers-Blunt,
tpenetrating, tthermal, tor tblast.
, What tare tcontributing tfactors tto tinjuries trelated tto tblunt ttraumas? t- tcorrect tanswers-
The tpoint tof timpact ton tthe tpatient's tbody, tthe ttype tof tsurface tthat tis thit, tthe ttissues
tability tto tresist t(bone tversus tsoft ttissue, tair-filled tversus tsolid torgans), tand tthe
ttrajectory tof tforce.
What tare tthe tseven tpatterns tof tpathway tinjuries trelated tto tmotor tvehicle taccidents?
t- tcorrect tanswers-Up tand tover, tdown tand tunder, tlateral, trotational, trear, troll tover,
tand tejection.
Differentiate tbetween tthe tthree timpacts tof tmotor tvehicle timpact tsequence. t- tcorrect
tanswers-The tfirst timpact toccurs twhen tthe tvehicle tcollided twith tanother tobject. tThe
tsecond timpact toccurs tafter tthe tinitial timpact twhen tthe toccupant tcontinues tto tmove
tin tthe toriginal tdirection tof ttravel tuntil tthey tcollide twith tthe tinterior tof tthe tvehicle tor
tmeet tresistance. tThe tthird timpact toccurs twhen tinternal tstructures tcollide twithin tthe
tbody tcavity.
What tare tthe tthree tfactors tthat tcontribute tto tthe tdamage tcaused tby tpenetrating
ttrauma's? t- tcorrect tanswers-The tpoint tof timpact, tthe tvelocity tand tspeed tof timpact,
tand tthe tproximity tto tthe tobject.
What tcauses tthe tprimary teffects tof tblast ttraumas? t- tcorrect tanswers-The tdirect
tblast teffects. tTypes tof tinjuries tinclude tlast tlong, ttympanic tmembrane trupture tand
tmiddle tear tdamage, tabdominal themorrhage tand tperforation, tglobal trupture, tmild
tTrumatic tbrain tinjury.
What tcauses tthe tsecondary teffects tof tblast ttraumas? t- tcorrect tanswers-Projectiles
tpropelled tby tthe texplosion. tInjuries tinclude tpenetrating tor tblunt tinjuries tor tI
tpenetration.
What tcauses tthe ttertiary teffects tof tblast ttraumas? t- tcorrect tanswers-Results tfrom
tindividuals tbeing tthrown tby tthe tblast twind. tInjuries tinclude thole tor tpartial tbody
ttranslocation tfrom tbeing tthrown tagainst ta thard tservice: tblunt tor tpenetrating
ttrauma's, tfractures, ttraumatic tamputations.
What tcauses tquarternary teffects tof tblast ttraumas? t- tcorrect tanswers-All texplosion
trelated tinjuries, tillnesses, tor tdiseases tnot tdue tto tthe tfirst tthree tmechanisms. tInjuries
tinclude texternal tand tinternal tburns, tcrush tinjuries, tclosed tand topen tbrain tinjuries,
tasthmatic tor tbreathing tproblems tfrom tdust tsmoke tor ttoxic tfumes, tangina, tor thyper
tglycemia tand thypertension.
What tcauses tquinary teffects tof tblasts ttraumas? t- tcorrect tanswers-Those tassociated
twith texposure tto thazardous tmaterials tfrom tradioactive, tbiologic, tor tchemical
tcomponents tof ta tblast. tInjuries tinclude ta tvariety tof thealth teffects tdepending ton
tagent.
