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MNEMONICS FOR TNCC AND FEW OTHER THINGS EXAM
QUESTIONS
Actual Qs and Ans - Expert-Verified Explanation -Guaranteed passing score -77 Questions and Answers
-Format: Multiple-choice / Flashcard
Question 1: How many minutes does it take for brain cells to die?
Answer:
6
Question 2: What is the formula for calculating the CPP?
Answer:
CPP = MAP - ICP
Question 3: Acid and Alkali burns
Answer:
Alkali is worse bc of liquified toon necrosis. The damage is deeper. Acid burns are not as deep or as bad.
Question 4: Splinting, above and below...
Answer:
Joints: Splint the bone above and the bone below
Bones: Splint the joint above and the joint below
Question 5: If a pt has burns greater than 20% TBSA, what do they need?
Answer:
NG tube
Question 6: Racoon Eyes indicates what type of fracture?
Answer:
Basilar Skull Fracture
Question 7: P
Answer:
Pain assessment & management
Question 8: H (Secondary survey)
Answer:
History and Head to Toe
Question 9: Pupillary changes are a late or early sign of increased ICP?
Answer:
Late sign Question 10: How can you facilitate breathing in a patient that cannot sit up, has a C-spine injury or is obese? What position?
Answer:
Reverse Trendelenberg
Question 11: What do you need to check with all ocular patients?
Answer:
Visual acuity with Snellen Chart
Question 12: Blunt trauma is the leading cause of what type of injury?
Answer:
Thoracic
Question 13: FAST
Answer:
Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma
Question 14: Old Rule for placement of needle decompression placement
Answer:
-14 gauge needle
- inserted into 2nd intercostal space in midclavicular line
- over top of the 3rd rib
Question 15: FOCA
Answer:
For non-functioning chest tubes:
Fluctuation Output Color of Drainage Air Leaks
Question 16: Order of airway adjuncts
Answer:
1) Suction
2) OPA
3) BVM
4) ETT
Question 17: C (Primary Survey)
Answer:
Circulation & Control of hemorrhage
Question 18: Controlling the bleeding
Answer:
- Start with direct pressure if possible
- Elevate the limb to the level of the heart
- Tourniquet if necessary
Question 19: New Rule for placement of needle decompression (pg 149)
Answer:
5th intercostal space, anterior axillary line using a 5 - 8 cm catheter
Question 20: LACED
Answer:
Lacerations Abrasions Contusions Ecchymosis Deformity
Question 21: L
Answer:
Labs
- ABGs
- Lactate
- Type and Cross
- CBC
Question 22: LeFort III fracture
Answer:
Complete craniofacial separation involving the maxilla, zygoma, orbits and bones of the cranial base.
Question 23: What happens to cerebral blood flow when the SBP is
< 50?
Answer:
Cerebral autoregulation fails
Question 24: Tension Pneumothorax treatment
Answer:
Needle thoracentesis Question 25: What color should the CO2 detector turn if the ETT is in the correct place?
Answer:
Sunny Yellow
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