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A series of trauma-related questions and answers from the tncc 9th edition test prep. Each question covers various scenarios involving patient assessment, diagnosis, and intervention in trauma situations. Students can use this resource to test their knowledge and prepare for trauma certifications or exams. Topics include managing cerebral blood flow, identifying causes of head injuries, recognizing signs of shock, and more.
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An adult patient who sustained a severe head trauma has been intubated and has been manually ventilated via a bag mask device at a rate of 18 breaths per minute. The patient has received one intravenous fluid bolus of 500 ML of warmed isotonic crystalloid solution. The PaCO2 is 30 and a pulse ox symmetry is 92%. BP is 142/70. What is the most important intervention to manage the cerebral blood flow? - Correct answer decrease the rate of manual ventillation An older patient with a history of anticoagulant use presents after a fall at home the previous day. She denies any loss of consciousness. She has a hematoma to her forehead and complains of headache, dizziness, and nausea. What is the most likely cause of her symptoms? - Correct answer subdural hematoma An adult who fell from a second story roof is brought to the emergency department by private vehicle - Correct answer ABC A trauma patient is restless and repeatedly asking "where am I?" Vitals upon arrival were BP 110/60, HR96, RR 24. Her skin is cool and dry. Current VS are BP 104/84, HR 108, RR 28. The pt is demonstrating s/sx of which stage of shock? - Correct answer compensated A 35-year-old male presents with facial trauma after being struck in the face with a baseball. A teardrop-shaped left pupil is noted on exam. What type of injury is suspected? - Correct answer globe rupture An adult patient with a restraint passenger involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision. The passenger - Correct answer What intravascular solution is most commonly use for patients who have sustained burns? - Correct answer Lactated Ringers (LR) You are speaking with the family of a critically injured patient. The spouses, crying loudly and the - Correct answer Which of the following is true about use of the focused assessment sonography for trauma exam for a - Correct answer A patient with a chest tube is being transported to the intensive care unit and fluctuation is noted - Correct answer A trauma patient is being held in the emergency department, because there are no available inpatient beds - Correct answer
A patient has uncontrolled bleeding from a wound to his right upper extremity. What is a priority intervention? - Correct answer A patient has received multiple transfusions of banks blood in the past two hours. the patient has - Correct answer Three adults present at different times during a one hour. With a high fever, fatigue, and headache - Correct answer A trauma patient who is 30 weeks pregnant arrives at the emergency department following a motor vehicle crash - Correct answer Following a gunshot wound prehospital providers report diminished breath sounds bilaterally. Upon - Correct answer A patient with a traumatic brain injury has a mean arterial pressure of 65 mm Hg and - Correct answer An adult patient involved in assault presents with shortness of breath, BP 88/50 MMHG heart rate - Correct answer Which blood pressure finding is associated with early or compensated hypovolemic shock? - Correct answer A patient who jumped out of a second floor window, landing on their feet is diagnosed with a lumbar spinal - Correct answer During the primary survey of an unconscious, patient with multisystem trauma, the nurse notes snoring, respirations - Correct answer A patient with a complete spinal cord injury, who is a neurogenic shock will demonstrate hypotension - Correct answer When can an accurate determination of total body surface area burned be made an order to make - Correct answer A patient is thrown against a car during a tornado in presents with obvious bilateral femur fractures - Correct answer A restrained driver involved in a motor vehicle collision is brought to the emergency department with - Correct answer A patient is diagnosed with a T 12 spinal cord injury, following a 12 foot for which finding is consistent - Correct answer
A patient arrives with a large open chest wound after being assaulted with a machete. Prehospital professionals - Correct answer What assessment finding is consistent with impending herniation syndrome? - Correct answer A nurse, verbalizes, guilt and remorse after caring for multiple severely injured patience during a - Correct answer You are caring for a patient who has thrown from a bike and was not wearing a helmet. While performing. - Correct answer A patient who weighs 120 kg is brought to the emergency department after sustaining partial thickness burns - Correct answer A teenage patient presents to the emergency department with left arm pain after a ground level fall - Correct answer Which of the following is a late sign of increased intracranial pressure? - Correct answer A patient is brought to the emergency department of a rural hospital following a high- speed, motor vehicle crash - Correct answer And unconscious patient arrives following a motor vehicle collision. The patient is on the backboard with. - Correct answer Your patient is a pedestrian struck by a car and third and 35 feet. They were unconscious at the scene. - Correct answer What is the most important consideration during the initial assessment when caring for an older adult? - Correct answer What position optimizes ventilation in the obese patient with a lumbar fracture? - Correct answer 836 year old. Patient has a deformity of the left wrist after a fall. The patient is reluctant to move. - Correct answer What is the rationale for obtaining a serum lactate level during the initial assessment of a trauma patient - Correct answer An older adult presents to the emergency department with complaints of dizziness, headache, and nausea - Correct answer
A patient with a lower extremity fracture, complains of severe pain and tightness in his calf, minimal - Correct answer Face on full mechanism, which patient warrants prehospital transfer to a trauma center - Correct answer Which of the following is true regarding cavitation? - Correct answer A patient has been diagnosed with an incomplete spinal cord injury at L1. Which finding would indicate. - Correct answer Following a motor vehicle collision, a patient presents with decreased level of consciousness and respiratory - Correct answer A patient arrives at the emergency department following a motor vehicle collision. Prehospital personnel. - Correct answer You are caring for a patient who was involved in a motor vehicle crash and is 32 weeks pregnant. Find. - Correct answer An adult patient is brought to the emergency department, following a vehicle rollover with prolonged - Correct answer Patience with a crush injury should be monitored for which of the following conditions? - Correct answer