TNCC Study Guide 9th Edition
EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
Double-starred (**) - Correct Answers: Criteria to be done in order - assessments and interventions must
be completed prior to moving to the next step:
**Alertness and Airway
**Breathing and Ventilation
**Circulation
**Disability
**Exposure
Single-starred (*) - Correct Answers: Criteria to be done, sequence not critical:
*Reassessment of primary survey interventions
*Blood glucose if any alterations noted in Disability
*Pain assessment using an appropriate scale
*Inspects posterior surfaces (unless contraindicated by suspected spine or pelvic injury)
Preparation and Triage - Correct Answers: 1
Activate the team and assign roles
"Is there any specific equipment that you would prepare?"
2
Prepare the trauma room
May include but are not limited to the following:
, Bariatric equipment
Difficult airway or IV equipment
Fluid warmer
Pediatric equipment
3
Don PPE
Consider potential safety threats to the team or need for decontamination.
General Impression - Correct Answers: 4
Assess for obvious uncontrolled external hemorrhage or unresponsiveness/apnea and the need to
reprioritize to C-ABC
When alterations are identified, intervene as appropriate and reassess.
May include but not limited to the following:
Assess for a pulse
Control external hemorrhage
Initiate chest compressions
Initiate IV resuscitation for significant blood loss with signs of very poor perfusion
Primary Survey [A-G] - Correct Answers: **Double-starred items must be completed IN ORDER prior to
moving to the next step.
* Single-starred items are essential steps and must be performed, but sequence is not critical
Primary Survey [A] Alertness and Airway with Simultaneous Cervical Spinal Stabilization - Correct
Answers: 5 **
Assess level of consciousness using AVPU
Is the patient Alert, do they require a Verbal or Painful stimulus to respond, or are they Unresponsive?
NOTE: If unresponsiveness was identified in Step 4, credit is given here.
EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
Double-starred (**) - Correct Answers: Criteria to be done in order - assessments and interventions must
be completed prior to moving to the next step:
**Alertness and Airway
**Breathing and Ventilation
**Circulation
**Disability
**Exposure
Single-starred (*) - Correct Answers: Criteria to be done, sequence not critical:
*Reassessment of primary survey interventions
*Blood glucose if any alterations noted in Disability
*Pain assessment using an appropriate scale
*Inspects posterior surfaces (unless contraindicated by suspected spine or pelvic injury)
Preparation and Triage - Correct Answers: 1
Activate the team and assign roles
"Is there any specific equipment that you would prepare?"
2
Prepare the trauma room
May include but are not limited to the following:
, Bariatric equipment
Difficult airway or IV equipment
Fluid warmer
Pediatric equipment
3
Don PPE
Consider potential safety threats to the team or need for decontamination.
General Impression - Correct Answers: 4
Assess for obvious uncontrolled external hemorrhage or unresponsiveness/apnea and the need to
reprioritize to C-ABC
When alterations are identified, intervene as appropriate and reassess.
May include but not limited to the following:
Assess for a pulse
Control external hemorrhage
Initiate chest compressions
Initiate IV resuscitation for significant blood loss with signs of very poor perfusion
Primary Survey [A-G] - Correct Answers: **Double-starred items must be completed IN ORDER prior to
moving to the next step.
* Single-starred items are essential steps and must be performed, but sequence is not critical
Primary Survey [A] Alertness and Airway with Simultaneous Cervical Spinal Stabilization - Correct
Answers: 5 **
Assess level of consciousness using AVPU
Is the patient Alert, do they require a Verbal or Painful stimulus to respond, or are they Unresponsive?
NOTE: If unresponsiveness was identified in Step 4, credit is given here.
