TNCC 9TH EDITION EXAM WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |VERIFIED
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TNCC 9TH EDITION
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TNCC 9TH EDITION
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. admini...
TNCC 9TH EDITION EXAM
TNCC 9TH EDITION EXAM WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |VERIFIED
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 - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 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 - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 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.
a. damage to the cervical spine
b. an expanding pneumothorax
c.laceration of the carotid artery
d. injury to the thyroid gland - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 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 - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ c. reprioritize
circulation before airway and breathing
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