TCAR-POST TEST REAL EXAM NEWEST 2026
(GRADED A+ 100% DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Question 1.
Helmets and automobile airbags work because they prevent blows to the
head.
reduce acceleration injuries.
increase deceleration speed.
add deceleration distance.
Question 2.
Which of the following statements best describes knife wounds? Their
velocity is _____, the temporary cavity _____, and damage _____. low;
depends on the size of the knife; is usually extensive
low; is insignificant; is limited to structures directly in object's path
high; will be small; affects structures at some distance from the wound
tract
high; may be massive; results in widespread tissue destruction -
,Question 3.
Injury to which body structure is commonly a DELAYED finding in the blast
trauma patient?
Heart
Bladder
Bowel
Spleen
Question 4.
Shock occurs when
the sodium-potassium pump fails.
ATP levels are less than lactic acid levels.
cellular oxygen demand is greater than supply.
aerobic metabolism exceeds anaerobic metabolism.
Question 5.
_____ shock is the most common type of shock immediately after traumatic
injury.
Distributive
Septic
Cardiogenic
Hypovolemic
, Question 6.
Which findings suggest a trauma patient is experiencing cardiogenic shock?
Bradycardia, cyanosis, and elevated mean arterial pressure
High shock index, mottling, and hypotension
Tachycardia, flushing, and widened pulse pressure
Pallor, course breath sounds, and hypertension
Question 7.
A multisystem trauma patient has become progressively tachycardic and
hypotensive one week after hospital admission. Pulse pressure is wide. The
most likely explanation for this finding is
dehydration.
fat embolism syndrome.
surgical site bleeding.
sepsis.
Question 8.
(GRADED A+ 100% DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Question 1.
Helmets and automobile airbags work because they prevent blows to the
head.
reduce acceleration injuries.
increase deceleration speed.
add deceleration distance.
Question 2.
Which of the following statements best describes knife wounds? Their
velocity is _____, the temporary cavity _____, and damage _____. low;
depends on the size of the knife; is usually extensive
low; is insignificant; is limited to structures directly in object's path
high; will be small; affects structures at some distance from the wound
tract
high; may be massive; results in widespread tissue destruction -
,Question 3.
Injury to which body structure is commonly a DELAYED finding in the blast
trauma patient?
Heart
Bladder
Bowel
Spleen
Question 4.
Shock occurs when
the sodium-potassium pump fails.
ATP levels are less than lactic acid levels.
cellular oxygen demand is greater than supply.
aerobic metabolism exceeds anaerobic metabolism.
Question 5.
_____ shock is the most common type of shock immediately after traumatic
injury.
Distributive
Septic
Cardiogenic
Hypovolemic
, Question 6.
Which findings suggest a trauma patient is experiencing cardiogenic shock?
Bradycardia, cyanosis, and elevated mean arterial pressure
High shock index, mottling, and hypotension
Tachycardia, flushing, and widened pulse pressure
Pallor, course breath sounds, and hypertension
Question 7.
A multisystem trauma patient has become progressively tachycardic and
hypotensive one week after hospital admission. Pulse pressure is wide. The
most likely explanation for this finding is
dehydration.
fat embolism syndrome.
surgical site bleeding.
sepsis.
Question 8.
