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SSM TCAR TRAUMA CARE AFTER
RESUSCITATION (TCAR) 2026 EXAM
COMPLETE (234) CURRENT TESTING
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|GUARANTEED PASS.
SSM TCAR
Ace your preparation with this SSM TCAR Trauma Care After
Resuscitation (TCAR) Exam, designed to assess essential
knowledge in post-resuscitation trauma care. It focuses on
patient stabilization, ongoing assessment, critical care
interventions, and evidence-based management of trauma
patients. The exam strengthens clinical judgment and decision-
making in high-acuity care settings. Suitable for nurses,
paramedics, and trauma care professionals.
What type of amputation is the best candidate for
replantation? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Someone without
vascular disease, very recent injury, guillotine-style injury
and one that occurred in a fairly clean environment
Care of an amputated part includes? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... Cleaning off any visible dbris, sealing amputated part
in a plastic bag, and placing the bag in an ice water solution
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What is the treatment for acid burns? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... At least 30 minutes of irrigation
What is the treatment for alkaline burns? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Irrigation should continue until skin pH is
normal, which could take several hours. An alkali agent will
feel slippery or soapy due to the reaction of alkaline to skins
fatty acids
What is the treatment for tear gas agents or pepper spray?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Time & fresh air are the definitive
treatments. It is oil based, and is not water soluble, and will
not remove the gas/pepper spray.
Do no apply salve or grease, it will trap the particles
What injuries are seen with high voltage injuries? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Affect every tissue in the body. Most are
knocked unconscious, and neurological complications are
the most obvious and immediate manifestations. Can
produce cardiac injuries and rhabdomyolysis.
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What is the Parkland formula for fluid replacement for 2nd &
3rd degree burns? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... 4 ml x kg x % if
BSA burned. All given in 24 hours, half the volume in the first
8 hours
What is the indicator of fluids resuscitation in burn patients?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Urine output in a key indicator of
adequate fluid resuscitation in the initial 24 hours post burn,
goal is 0.5-1 ml/kg/hr
When does the intermediate phase of burn care start? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... 48 hours after injury. There is a risk of
compartment syndrome due to excess fluid and edema.
What are the earliest inhalation injury findings? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Vocal hoarseness, occasionally associated
with a dry cough
What is required to diagnose a inhalation injury? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... History of exposure to heat or smoke in a a
confined area, confirmed carbonaceous material, edema, or
ulceration below the glottis
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What is the best way to evaluate inhalation injury severity?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Fiber optic bronchoscope
evaluates injury in the upper and lower airways
What is a finding specific to carbon monoxide poisoning? ✓
✓ ...... ANSWER ....... It is associated with bright RED
mucous membranes
In trauma, what are the causes of immediate death? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... Immediate death is from massive
head injury, high spinal cord injury, or aortic injury
What are common causes of trauma death within the first 60
minutes? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Tension
pneumothorax, massive hemothorax, or severe brain
damage
What are the causes of trauma death 2-24 hours after injury?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... death is caused from hemorrhage
or severe brain damage
SSM TCAR TRAUMA CARE AFTER
RESUSCITATION (TCAR) 2026 EXAM
COMPLETE (234) CURRENT TESTING
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|GUARANTEED PASS.
SSM TCAR
Ace your preparation with this SSM TCAR Trauma Care After
Resuscitation (TCAR) Exam, designed to assess essential
knowledge in post-resuscitation trauma care. It focuses on
patient stabilization, ongoing assessment, critical care
interventions, and evidence-based management of trauma
patients. The exam strengthens clinical judgment and decision-
making in high-acuity care settings. Suitable for nurses,
paramedics, and trauma care professionals.
What type of amputation is the best candidate for
replantation? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Someone without
vascular disease, very recent injury, guillotine-style injury
and one that occurred in a fairly clean environment
Care of an amputated part includes? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... Cleaning off any visible dbris, sealing amputated part
in a plastic bag, and placing the bag in an ice water solution
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What is the treatment for acid burns? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... At least 30 minutes of irrigation
What is the treatment for alkaline burns? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Irrigation should continue until skin pH is
normal, which could take several hours. An alkali agent will
feel slippery or soapy due to the reaction of alkaline to skins
fatty acids
What is the treatment for tear gas agents or pepper spray?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Time & fresh air are the definitive
treatments. It is oil based, and is not water soluble, and will
not remove the gas/pepper spray.
Do no apply salve or grease, it will trap the particles
What injuries are seen with high voltage injuries? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Affect every tissue in the body. Most are
knocked unconscious, and neurological complications are
the most obvious and immediate manifestations. Can
produce cardiac injuries and rhabdomyolysis.
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What is the Parkland formula for fluid replacement for 2nd &
3rd degree burns? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... 4 ml x kg x % if
BSA burned. All given in 24 hours, half the volume in the first
8 hours
What is the indicator of fluids resuscitation in burn patients?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Urine output in a key indicator of
adequate fluid resuscitation in the initial 24 hours post burn,
goal is 0.5-1 ml/kg/hr
When does the intermediate phase of burn care start? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... 48 hours after injury. There is a risk of
compartment syndrome due to excess fluid and edema.
What are the earliest inhalation injury findings? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Vocal hoarseness, occasionally associated
with a dry cough
What is required to diagnose a inhalation injury? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... History of exposure to heat or smoke in a a
confined area, confirmed carbonaceous material, edema, or
ulceration below the glottis
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What is the best way to evaluate inhalation injury severity?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Fiber optic bronchoscope
evaluates injury in the upper and lower airways
What is a finding specific to carbon monoxide poisoning? ✓
✓ ...... ANSWER ....... It is associated with bright RED
mucous membranes
In trauma, what are the causes of immediate death? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... Immediate death is from massive
head injury, high spinal cord injury, or aortic injury
What are common causes of trauma death within the first 60
minutes? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Tension
pneumothorax, massive hemothorax, or severe brain
damage
What are the causes of trauma death 2-24 hours after injury?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... death is caused from hemorrhage
or severe brain damage
