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TNCC 9th Edition Exam Questions and Answers | 100% Pass A patient with a spinal cord injuryt at C5 is being cared for in the emergency department while awaiting transport to a trauma center. Which of the following represents the highest priority for ongoing assessment and management for this pa...

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TNCC 9th Edition Exam Questions and
Answers | 100% Pass


A patient with a spinal cord injuryt at C5 is being cared for in the emergency department

while awaiting transport to a trauma center. Which of the following represents the

highest priority for ongoing assessment and management for this patient?

a. maintain adequate respiratory status

b. administer balanced fluid resucscitation

c. perform serial assessment of neurological function

d. maintain core temperature - ✔️✔️Correct-A. Maintain respiratory status- injuries at C3-

C5 can cause loss of phrenic nerve function, resulting in a paralyzed diaphragm and

inability to breathe. Maintenance of respiratory function is the highest priority.

What is the best position for maintaining an open airway in the obese patient?

a. Prone

b. Supine

c. Reverse trendelenburg

d. right lateral recumbent - ✔️✔️Correct-c. Reverse trendelenburg

An adult patient sustained a knife injury to the neck. The airway is intact and the patient

is hemodynamically stable. they complain of difficulty swallowing and speaking. What is

the most likely cause of these symptoms.

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a. damage to the cervical spine

b. an expanding pneumothorax

c.laceration of the carotid artery

d. injury to the thyroid gland - ✔️✔️Correct-a. damage to the cervical spine-penetrating

neck trauma may include concurrent injuries to the cervical spine and cord, airway. or

vascular neck structures. With an intact airway and hemodynamic stability, the other

common concurrent injury is to the cervical spine.

The general impression step in the initail assessment provides the opportunity to do

which of the following?

a. assess for uncontrolled internal hemorrhage

b. accurately triage the patient

c.Reprioritize circulation before airway and breathing

d. activate the trauma team - ✔️✔️Correct-c. reprioritize circulation before airway and

breathing



the general impression is formed in the beginning of the primary survey to rapidly

assess the need to reprioritize before airway or breathing. This is done id uncontolled

external hemorrhage is identified.

A trauma nurse cared for a child with devastating burns two weeks ago. The nurse

called in sick for a couple of days and is now back working on the team. Which of the

following behaviors indicate the nurse is coll.


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