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TNCC EXAM (ACTUAL -) QUESTIONS
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Insert an oropharyngeal airway if there is no gag reflex - Answers___Insert an oropharyngeal airway if there is no gag reflex
A patient arrives with a large open chest wound after being assaulted with a machete. Prehospital providers placed a nonporous dressing over the chest wound and taped it on three sides. He is now showing signs of anxiety, restlessness, severe respiratory distress, cyanosis and decreasing blood pressure.Which of the following is the MOST appropriate immediate intervention?If signs and symptoms of tension pneumothorax develop after the application of the dressing, remove the dressing and reevaluate the patient. Needle decompression might be necessary if the patient does not improve after removal of the dressing.
Dressing removal - Answers___Dressing removal
You are treating a 27-year-old male in respiratory distress who was involved in a house fire. Calculating total body surface area (TBSA) burned is deferred due to the need for emergent intubation. At what rate should you begin fluid resuscitation?1 500 mL/hour - Answers___500 mL/hour 1 / 2
TNCC EXAM (ACTUAL -) QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS.
What bedside monitoring parameters are used to assess for adequacy of oxygenation and effectiveness of ventilation?Pulse oximetry and capnography - Answers___Pulse oximetry and capnography
EMS arrives with the intoxicated driver of a car involved in a motor vehicle crash. EMS reports significant damage to the drivers side of the car. The patient is asking to have the cervical collar removed. When it is appropriate to remove the cervical collar?After a physical examination if the patient has no radiologic abnormalities on CT - Answers___After a physical examination if the patient has no radiologic abnormalities on CT The nurse is caring for a 120 kg male brought in after a warehouse fire and is calculating the patients fluid resuscitation needs. He has painful red blistering to the entire surface of both upper extremities and superficial burns to the anterior chest. Using the modified Lund and Browder chart to calculate the total body surface area burned, how much IV fluid would be administered in the first 8 hours?2280 mL 3840 mL A fluid total of 3840 mL is not correct because only partial or full thickness burn areas are used in calculating TBSA. The anterior chest shows evidence of superficial burns. - Answers___2280 mL - -3840 mL A fluid total of 3840 mL is not correct because only partial or full thickness
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