TNCC Surface and Burn Trauma Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
functions of the skin -
correct answer ✅- protection from environmental hazards,
including infection
- thermoregulation and prevention of excess body fluid loss
- sensory perception
- vitamin D synthesis
what are the stages of wound healing? -
correct answer ✅- hemostasis
- inflammatory phase
- proliferative phase
- maturation phase
Hemostasis -
correct answer ✅- first phase of wound healing
- occurs immediately when there is damage
- goal is to stop bleeding by triggering platelet activation and
aggregation, releasing clotting factors and beginning the clotting
cascade
- blood vessels constrict and a blood vessel is formed
,TNCC Surface and Burn Trauma Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
inflammatory phase -
correct answer ✅- blood vessels dilate and recruit white blood
cells, growth factors, antibodies, and enzymes to the site of the
injury
- characterized by swelling, pain, redness of the tissues, and loss of
cellular function
maturation phase -
correct answer ✅- occurs when the body attempts to regain
normal tissue structure to achieve complete healing
Frostbite -
correct answer ✅- rewarm over 15-30 minutes in water at temp
of 98.6-102.2
- large, clear blisters can be drained, debrided, and bandaged
- larger hemorrhagic blisters may be drained but not debrided
- small blisters remain intact
Avulsion -
correct answer ✅- small ________ may only require simple
wound care
, TNCC Surface and Burn Trauma Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
- extensive ________ like degloving injuries require surgical
intervention
abrasion -
correct answer ✅- requires wound care and debridement to
remove embedded gravel or dirt
laceration -
correct answer ✅- simple __________ require wound care
- deeper ___________ require exploration of the integrity of the
underlying structures
puncture wound -
correct answer ✅- require management of hemorrhage
- large foreign objects may require removal in the OR, tetanus
prophylaxis, and antibiotics
goal of wound management -
correct answer ✅- prepare wound for optimal healing, which is
facilitated by cleansing
- anticipate tetanus
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
functions of the skin -
correct answer ✅- protection from environmental hazards,
including infection
- thermoregulation and prevention of excess body fluid loss
- sensory perception
- vitamin D synthesis
what are the stages of wound healing? -
correct answer ✅- hemostasis
- inflammatory phase
- proliferative phase
- maturation phase
Hemostasis -
correct answer ✅- first phase of wound healing
- occurs immediately when there is damage
- goal is to stop bleeding by triggering platelet activation and
aggregation, releasing clotting factors and beginning the clotting
cascade
- blood vessels constrict and a blood vessel is formed
,TNCC Surface and Burn Trauma Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
inflammatory phase -
correct answer ✅- blood vessels dilate and recruit white blood
cells, growth factors, antibodies, and enzymes to the site of the
injury
- characterized by swelling, pain, redness of the tissues, and loss of
cellular function
maturation phase -
correct answer ✅- occurs when the body attempts to regain
normal tissue structure to achieve complete healing
Frostbite -
correct answer ✅- rewarm over 15-30 minutes in water at temp
of 98.6-102.2
- large, clear blisters can be drained, debrided, and bandaged
- larger hemorrhagic blisters may be drained but not debrided
- small blisters remain intact
Avulsion -
correct answer ✅- small ________ may only require simple
wound care
, TNCC Surface and Burn Trauma Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
- extensive ________ like degloving injuries require surgical
intervention
abrasion -
correct answer ✅- requires wound care and debridement to
remove embedded gravel or dirt
laceration -
correct answer ✅- simple __________ require wound care
- deeper ___________ require exploration of the integrity of the
underlying structures
puncture wound -
correct answer ✅- require management of hemorrhage
- large foreign objects may require removal in the OR, tetanus
prophylaxis, and antibiotics
goal of wound management -
correct answer ✅- prepare wound for optimal healing, which is
facilitated by cleansing
- anticipate tetanus
