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Exam study book TNCC Instructor Manual of Ena - ISBN: 9780979830778 (TNCC Physical A)

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-mANSPrehospitalmshockmindexmpg.m85

..mactivation:m....maremfoundminmthemcarotidmsinusmandmalongmthemaorticmarch,maremsensitivemtomthemdegreem
ofmstretchminmthemarterialmwall.mWhenmthemreceptorsmsensemamdecreaseminmstretch,mtheymstimulatemthemsy
mpatheticmnervousmsystemmtomreleasemEpi,mnorepi,mcausingmstimulationmofmcardiacmactivitymandmconstricti
onmofmbloodmvessels,mwhichmcausesmamriseminmheartmratemandmdiastolicmbloodmpressurem-
mANSBaroreceptors:



1.mA-mairwaymandmAlertnessmwithmsimultaneousmcervicalmspinalmstabilization
2.mB-mbreathingmandmVentilationm
3.mcirculationmandmcontrolmofmhemorrhage
4.mDm-mdisabilitym(neurologicmstatus)
5.mFm-mfullmsetmofmvitalsmandmFamilympresence
6.mGm-mGetmresuscitationmadjuncts
mL-mLabmresultsm(arterialmgases,mbloodmtypemandmcrossmatch)

mM-mmonitormformcontinuousmcardiacmrhythmmandmratemassessment

mN-mnasomormorogastricmtubemconsideration

mO-moxygenationmandmventilationmanalysis:mPulsemoxygemetrymandmend-

tidalmcaronmdioxidem(ETC02)mmonitoringmandmcapnopgraphy
mH-mHistorymandmheadmtomtoemassessment

mI-mInspectmposteriormsurfacesm-mANSABCDEFGHI



1.mApnea
2.mGCSm8mormless
3.mMaxillarymfractures
4.mEvidencemofminhalationminjurym(facialmburns)
5.mLaryngealmormtrachealminjurymormneckmhematoma
6.mHighmriskmofmaspirationmandmpatientsminabilitymtomprotectmthemairway
7.mCompromisedmormineffectivemventilationm-mANSFollowingmconditionsmmightmrequiremamdefinitivemairway

1.mbonymfracturesmandmpossiblemribmfractures,mwhichmmaymimpactmventilationm
2.mpalpatemformcrepitusm
3.msubcutaneousmemphysemamwhichmmaymbemamsignmformampneumothorax
4.msoftmtissueminjurym-mANSPalpatemthemchestmfor

1.mCheckmthempresencemofmadequatemrisemandmfallmofmthemchestmwithmassistedmventilation
2.mAbsencemofmgurglingmonmauscultationmovermthemepigastriumm
3.mBilateralmbreathmsoundsmpresentmonmauscultationm
4.mPresencemofmcarbonmdioxidem(CO2)mverifiedmbymamCO2mdevicemormmonitorm-
mANSIfmthemptmhasmamdefinitivemairwayminmwhatmshouldmyoumdo?



1.mDyspnea
2.mTachycardia
3.mDecreasedmormabsentmbreathmsoundsmonmtheminjuredmside
4.mCPm-mANSSimplemPneumomassessment:

1.mequalmbreathmsoundsmbilaterallymatmthemsecondmintercostalmspacemmidclavicularmlinemandmthembasesmfor
mfifthmintercostalmspacematmthemaxillarymlinem-mANSAuscultatemthemchestmfor:



1.mGetmamCTm
2.mConsidermABGm'smifmdecreasedmLOC
3.mConsidermglucosemcheckm-mANSDmInterventions

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1.mHypotension
2.mJVD
3.mMuffledmheartmsoundsm-mANSBecksmTriad:

1.mopenmthemairway,musemjawmthrustm
2.minsertmanmoralmairwaym
3.massistmventilationsmwithmambagmmaskm
4.mpreparemformdefinitivemairwaym-mANSIfmbreathingmismabsent..

1.mpainm-mhallmarkmsign,mearlymsignm
2.mpressurem-mearlymsign
3.mpallor,mpules,mparesthesia,mparalysism-mlatemsignm-mANSSixmP'smofmcompartmentmsyndrome:

1.mPreparation
2.mPreoxygenation
3.mPretreatment
4.mParalysismandmInduction
5.mProtectingmandmpositioningm-mv
6.mPlacementmofmproofm-msecuremthemtubem
7.mPostmintubationm-msecuremETTmTube,mgetmX-raymformplacementm-
mANSStepsmofmRapidmSequencemIntubation



1.mPreparationmandmTriage
2.mPrimarymSurverym(ABCDE)mwithmresuscitationmadjunctsm(F,G)
3.mReevaluationm(considerationmofmtransfer)
4.mSecondarymSurveym(HI)mwithmreevaluationmadjuncts
5.mReevaluationmandmpostmresuscitationmcare
6.mDefinitivemcaremofmtransfermtomanmappropriatemtraumamnursem-mANSInitialmAssessment

1.mSuctionmthemairway
2,mUsemcaremtomavoidmstimulatingmthemgagmreflex
3.mIfmthemairwaymismobstructedmbymbloodmormvomitusmsecretions,musemamrigidmsuctionmdevice
Ifmforeignmbodymismnoted,mremovemitmcarefullymwithmforcepsmormanothermappropriatemmethodm-
mANSIfmAirwaymismnotmpatent



1.mThemtonguemobstructingmthemairway
2.mloosemormmissingmteeth
3.mforeignmobjects
4.mblood,mvomit,mormsecretions'
5.medema
6.mburnsmormevidencemofminhalationminjury

Auscultiatemormlistenmfor:
1.mObstructivemairwaymsoundsmsuchmasmsnoringmormgurgling
2.mPossiblemocclusivemmaxillofacialmbonymdeformity
3.mSubcutaneousmemphysemam-mANSInspectmthemmouthmfor:

50mtom150m-mANSMAPmRange

500mmL/hrm-
mANSYoumaremtreatingmam27m y/omMminmrespiratorymdistressmwhomwasminvolvedminmamhousemfire.mCalculatin

gmTBSAmburnedmismdeferredmduemtomthemneedmformemergentmintubation.mAtmwhatmratemshouldmyoumbeginmfl
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ctedmsidemovermthemtopmofmthemribmtomavoidmneuromuscularmbundlemthatmrunsmundermthemrib.m

Preparemformchestmtubemplacement.m-mANSTensionmpneumomintervention

am52my/omdiabeticmmalemwithmampartialmthicknessmburnmtomthemleftmlowermlegm-
mANSWhichmofmthemfollowingmpatientsmwarrantsmreferralmtomamburnmcenter?



Ambreathmeverym5mtom6mseconds:m10-12mventilationsmpermminutem-mANSBagmmaskmventilation

ampertinentmmedicalmhxmismcrucialm-
mANSWhichmofmthemfollowingmconsiderationsmismthemmostmimportantmwhenmcaringmformam geriatricmtraumamp

t?

Accordingmtomnewtonsmlawmwhichmofmthesemtwomforcemismgreater:msizemormforce?m-
mANSNeither.mFormeachmforcemtheremismanmequalmandmoppositemreaction.



acidosism-mANSWhichmofmthemfollowingmismamcomponentmofmthemtraumamtriadmofmdeath?

activation:mconsistmofmcarotidmandmaorticmbodies.m...mdetectmchangesminmbloodmoxygenmandmCo2mandmpH.m
WhenmCo2mrisesmormoxygenmlevelmofmpHmfallsmthesemreceptorsmaremactivatedmandminformationmismrelayedmt
omthemCNSmandmthemcardiorespiratorymcentersminmthemmedullam,mwhichmincreasesmrespiratorymragemandmde
pthmandmBPm-mANSChemoreceptors:

advancedmagem-
mANSWhichmofmthemfollowingmismmostmlikelymtomcontributemtominadequatemoxygenationmandmventilation?



aftermamphysicalmexaminationmifmthemptmhasmnomradiologicmabnormalitiesmonmCTm-
mANSEMSmarrivesmwithmthem intoxicatedmdrivermofmamcarminvolvedminmamMVC.mEMSmreportsmsignificantmdam

agemtomthemdriversmsidemofmthemcar.mThemptmismaskingmtomhavemthemcervicalmcollarmremoved.mWhenmitmisma
ppropriatemtomremovemthemcervicalmcollar?

Airmcannotmescapemintrapleuralmspace..mcanmbeginmtomcompressmheart.mptmwillmhavemsevermrespmdistress,m
hypotension,mJVD.m-mANSTensionmpneumo

anymdeformities?mbleeding?mcontusions,mlacs?mskinmtemp??mplacemsplintsmonmdeformities,mpulsesm-
mANSHeadmtomtoemassessment:mExtremities



anymlacs?mdeformities?mbloodmatmthemurtheralmmeatus

palpatempelvismwithmhighmpressuremovermthemiliacmwingsmdownwardmandmmediallym-
mANSHeadmtomtoemassessment:mpelvismandmperineum



AorticmDissectionm-mANSUnequalmextremitympulsemstrengthmpossibilitymof..

applymdirectmpressuremtombleeding

elevatemextremity

applympressuremovermarterialmsites

Considermampelvicmbindermformpelvicmfractures

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ma.mobtainmlabs,mtypemandmcross

mb.minfusemwarmmisotonicmfluids

mc.mconsidermbalancedmresuscitationm

md.musemrapidminfusionmdevicem-mANSCmInterventions:



applymsplintmandmelevatemabovemthemlevelmofmthemheartm-
mANSam37my/omFmhasmamdeformitymofmthemLmwristmaftermamfall.mShemismreluctantmtommovemhermhandmduemtom

pain.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismthemmostmappropriatemintervention?

askmptmtompenmhismormhermmouthm-
mANSWhilemassessingmairwaymthempatientmismalertmandmrespondsmtomverbalmstimulimyoum should..



bardycardiamandmabsentmmotormfunctionmbelowmthemlevelmofminjurym-
mANSAmptmwithmamcompletemspinalmcordminjuryminmneurogenicmshockmwillmdemonstratemhypotensionmandmw

hichmothermclinicalmsigns?

Beforemthemarrivalmofmthemptm-mANSWhenmshouldmPPEmbemplaced:

Biomechanicsm-mANSIsmthemgeneralmstudymofmforcesmandmtheirmeffects.

bowelm-mANSWhichmofmthemfollowingminjuriesmismLEASTmlikelymtombempromptlymidentified?

brachialmpulsem-mANSUndermagemofm1mwheremdomyoumfindmampulse

Breathing:mTomassessmbreathingmexposemthemchest:
1.mInspectmfor
ma.mspontaneousmbreathing

mb.msymmetricalmrisemandmfall

mc.mdepth,mpattern,mandmratemofmrespiration

md.msignsmofmdifficultymbreathingmsuchmasmaccessorymmusclemusem

me.mskinmcolorm(normal,mpale,mflushed,mcyanotic)

mf.mcontusions,mabrasions,mdeformitiesm(flailmchest)

mg.mopenmpneumothoracesm(suckingmchestmwounds)

mh.mJVD

mi.msignsmofminhalationminjurym(singedmnasalmhairs,mcarbonaceousmsputum)m-mANSB



calciumm-
mANSifmamptmhasmreceivedmmultiplemtransfusionsmofmbankedmbloodmpreservedmwithmcitrate,mwhichmelectrolyt

emismmostmlikelymtomdropmandmrequiremsupplementation?

canmbemcausedmbymbluntmtrauma.mairmescapesmfromminjuredmlungmtompleuralmspacemandmnegativemintrapleu
ralmpressuremismlostmcausingmpartialmormcollapsedmlungm-mANSSimplemPneumothorax

canmresultmfrommpenetratingmwoundmthroughmchestmwallmcausingmairmtombemtrappedminmtomthemintrapleuralm
place.mMightmhearm"sucking"

Tx:mnonporousmdressingmtapesmonm3msided,mthenmChestmtubemandmwouldmclosuremsurgicalmrepair.m-
mANSOpenmPneumo:

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