TNCC Questions And Answers

what is the key to high performance trauma team? - effective communication skilled communication, cooperation and coordination are the cornerstones of high-performance teams and high-quality trauma care when obtaining a history for an injured patient, understanding the kinematic concepts associated with the mechanism of injury and energy transfer can initially assist the trauma provider in what? - evaluating and anticipating the types of injury that may be present MOI and energy transfer can assist the provider in evaluating and anticipating damage what is the major preventable cause of death in the trauma patient? - uncontrolled hemorrhage uncontrolled hemorrhage is the major cause of preventable death after injury so assessment to identify uncontrolled hemorrhage is key to the initial assessment process across the room observation in initial assessment provides the opportunity to do what? - reprioritise circulation before airway and breathing across the room observation is done before the primary survey to rapidly assess the need to reprioritise circulation before airway or breathing if there is uncontrolled external bleeding which of the following accurately describes ventilation principles associated with a bag-mask device? - ventilate at a rate of 10 to 12 breaths/minute if ventilation is ineffective assist ventilations at 10 to 12 breaths per minute or one every 5 to 6 seconds what is the best measure of the adequacy of cellular perfusion which helps predict the outcome of resuscitation? - base deficit