Bundle of TNCC 8th&9th Editions Exams Questions & Answers

The major cause of preventable death after injury Uncontrolled hemorrhage The best measure of the adequacy of cellular perfusion and helps to predict the outcome of resuscitation Base deficit

What are the greatest risks for transport? Loss of airway patency, displaced obstructive tubes lines or catheters, dislodge splinting devices, need to replace or reinforce dressings, deterioration in patient status change in vital signs or level of consciousness, injury to the patient and/or tea...

EMS brings a patient who fell while riding his bicycle. Using the American College of Surgeons screening guidelines, which assessment finding would prompt the nurse to prepare the patient for radiologic spine clearance? Alert with no neurological deficits The trauma nurse knows that placing a b...

1.What is the effect of hypothermia on the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve Hemoglobin does not readily release oxygen for use by the tissues A shift to the left occurs in an environment of low metabolic demand (hypothermia, hypocapnia, alkalosis), increasing hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen.

What does the J stand for at the end of the secondary survery? - just keep evaluating - vipp What does VIPP stand for? - vital signs, injuries/interventions, primary survey, pain During the head-to-toe, where would you find Grey-Turner's sign? - flank During the head-to-toe, where would you fin...

The trauma nurse knows that placing a bariatric patient in a "ramped position" provides better visualization during the insertion of which device? -endotracheal tube Tearing of the bridging veins is most frequently associated with which brain injury? -subdural hematoma A patient is found lyi...

A patient fell two weeks ago, striking their head. Today, the patient presented with a persistent headache and nausea and was diagnosed with a small subdural hematoma. The patient has been in the ED for 24 hours awaiting an inpatient bed. The night shift nurse reports the patient has been anxiou...