TNCC 9TH EDITION EXAM LATEST UPDATED 300+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS ALREADY GRADED A+

Primary concern when a person cannot stop coughing/clearing their throat following house fire/smoke? - ANSWER- Airway/Intubate Lab of cellular perfusion - ANSWER- Base Excess (Less than -6 is BAD) Multiple people are in the ER of different ages who all go to the same church. They all have the same symptoms. What is the most likely cause? - ANSWER- Biologic Suspected shock type with a spinal cord injury - ANSWER- Distributive Shock (Includes neurogenic) Patient has GCS of 3, unequal pupils (one sluggish, one blown), and is posturing. What is the cause? - ANSWER- Herniation Middle Meningeal Artery - ANSWER- Epidural Hematoma (results from collection of blood that forms between dura mater and skull) Prior to having a concussion (TBI), the patient had a brain injury that was not fully healed. What is the cause? - ANSWER- 2nd Impact Syndrome Bowel sounds heard in the L chest. What is this a symptom of? - ANSWER- Ruptured diaphragm Symptoms of __________________: include muffled heart sounds and hypotension - ANSWER- Pericardiocentesis How should you dress a severed limb? - ANSWER- Sterile gauze with normal saline THEN put ice on it Amylase level looks at _____________ - ANSWER- Pancreas What should you do if your patient has hyphema (collection of blood inside the front part of the eye?) - ANSWER- Sit HOB up to 30 degrees Principle that people have to take action after suffering a loss in order to decrease severity, seriousness, or painfulness - ANSWER- Mitigation What organ is most at risk following a gunshot - ANSWER- Liver8 year old child with longitudinal thigh lacerations - ANSWER- Sign of child abuse Bleeding around belly button - ANSWER- Cullen's Sign What would cause an inaccurate reading from an 02 saturation probe? - ANSWERCarboxyhemoglobin (increase FiO2 to 100%) General study of forces and their effects on living tissue and the human body - ANSWER- Biomechanics Study of energy transfer as it applies to identifying actual or potential injuries - ANSWER- Kinematics Refers to the separation of tissue resulting from a sound and/or hydraulic wave forcethe effect is a crushing pressure wave which creates a temporary cavity, followed by a rapid and violent closing of the cavity. - ANSWER- Cavitation This rapid motion can lead to crushing, tearing, and shearing forces on tissue - ANSWER- Cavitation Used in OR; does not provide protection against aspiration and not recommended in patients who have eaten recently. It is a supraglottic airway. - ANSWER- Laryngeal Mask Airway Single tube retroglottic device inserted into the esophagus and traps the glottis opening between an esophageal cuff and an oropharyngeal cuff. Designed with 2 ports/lumens each with a separate cuff. Does NOT provide protection against aspiration and is not indicated in children. It is a retroglottic airway. - ANSWER- King Tube Types of Shock (4) - ANSWER- Hypovolemic, Obstructive, Cardiogenic, Distributive Hemorrhage is the leading cause. Can result from vomiting, diarrhea, and burn trauma. Decreased circulating volume -- decreased preload. Therapy includes replacing the type of volume that was lost. - ANSWER- Hypovolemic Shock Results from hypo perfusion of tissue due to an obstruction in either the vasculature or heart. Therapy aimed at relieving the obstruction and improving perfusion. - ANSWERObstructive Shock Two classic examples of obstructive shock - ANSWER- Cardiac tamponade and tension pneumothorax Results from pump failure in the presence of adequate