, TNCC 8th edition latest update
Examples of tertiary blast injuries Blunt or penetrating trauma from the body
being thrown by the blast
njuries or illness related to explosion:
Examples of quaternary blast injuries burns, toxic injury from chemicals
Examples of quinary blast injuries njuries associated with exposure to
hazardous materials from the
components of the blast
Questions to ask for airway assessment - Is the tongue obstructing?
(need 4) Are there any foreign objects?
Is there any edema?
Are there loose or missing teeth?
Is there snoring, gurgling, or stridor?
Is there bony deformity?
Is there blood, vomit, or secretions?
Questions to ask during breathing Is there symmetrical chest rise?
assessment. (Need 4) Is there spontaneous breathing?
Is there tracheal deviation or JVD?
What is their skin color?
Are there open wounds or deformities in
the chest?
What's the depth, pattern, and rate of
respirations?
Is there increased work of breathing?
Are breath sounds present and equal?
Examples of tertiary blast injuries Blunt or penetrating trauma from the body
being thrown by the blast
njuries or illness related to explosion:
Examples of quaternary blast injuries burns, toxic injury from chemicals
Examples of quinary blast injuries njuries associated with exposure to
hazardous materials from the
components of the blast
Questions to ask for airway assessment - Is the tongue obstructing?
(need 4) Are there any foreign objects?
Is there any edema?
Are there loose or missing teeth?
Is there snoring, gurgling, or stridor?
Is there bony deformity?
Is there blood, vomit, or secretions?
Questions to ask during breathing Is there symmetrical chest rise?
assessment. (Need 4) Is there spontaneous breathing?
Is there tracheal deviation or JVD?
What is their skin color?
Are there open wounds or deformities in
the chest?
What's the depth, pattern, and rate of
respirations?
Is there increased work of breathing?
Are breath sounds present and equal?
