TNCC PRACTICE EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
What is the key to a high-performance trauma team?
a. Individual goals
b. Use of TeamSTEPPS
c. Identification of a single decision maker
d. Effective communication - CORRECT-ANSWERSd. Effective communication
Rationale: Skilled communication, cooperation, and coordination are the cornerstones
of high-performance teams and high-quality trauma care (p. 5).
When obtaining a history for an injured patient, understanding the kinematic concepts
associated with the mechanism of injury and energy transfer can initially assist the
trauma provider in:
a. Evaluating and anticipating the types of injury that may be present
b. Deciding whether law enforcement should be notified
c. Determining needed laboratory tests
d. Predicting the need for a surgical procedure - CORRECT-ANSWERSa. Evaluating
, and anticipating the types of injury that may be present Rationale: Mechanism of injury
and energy transfer can assist the provider in evaluating and anticipating damage (p.
23).
The major preventable cause of death in the trauma patient is:
a. Airway compromise
b. Ineffective ventilation
c. Secondary head injury
d. Uncontrolled hemorrhage - CORRECT-ANSWERSd. Uncontrolled hemorrhage
Rationale: Uncontrolled hemorrhage is the major cause of preventable death after
injury, so assessment to identify uncontrolled hemorrhage is key to the initial
assessment process (p. 29).
The across-the-room observation step in the initial assessment provides the opportunity
to:
a. Assess for uncontrolled internal hemorrhage
b. Accurately triage the patient
c. Reprioritize circulation before airway or breathing
d. Activate the trauma team - CORRECT-ANSWERSc. Reprioritize circulation before
airway or breathing. Rationale: The across-the-room observation is done at the
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
What is the key to a high-performance trauma team?
a. Individual goals
b. Use of TeamSTEPPS
c. Identification of a single decision maker
d. Effective communication - CORRECT-ANSWERSd. Effective communication
Rationale: Skilled communication, cooperation, and coordination are the cornerstones
of high-performance teams and high-quality trauma care (p. 5).
When obtaining a history for an injured patient, understanding the kinematic concepts
associated with the mechanism of injury and energy transfer can initially assist the
trauma provider in:
a. Evaluating and anticipating the types of injury that may be present
b. Deciding whether law enforcement should be notified
c. Determining needed laboratory tests
d. Predicting the need for a surgical procedure - CORRECT-ANSWERSa. Evaluating
, and anticipating the types of injury that may be present Rationale: Mechanism of injury
and energy transfer can assist the provider in evaluating and anticipating damage (p.
23).
The major preventable cause of death in the trauma patient is:
a. Airway compromise
b. Ineffective ventilation
c. Secondary head injury
d. Uncontrolled hemorrhage - CORRECT-ANSWERSd. Uncontrolled hemorrhage
Rationale: Uncontrolled hemorrhage is the major cause of preventable death after
injury, so assessment to identify uncontrolled hemorrhage is key to the initial
assessment process (p. 29).
The across-the-room observation step in the initial assessment provides the opportunity
to:
a. Assess for uncontrolled internal hemorrhage
b. Accurately triage the patient
c. Reprioritize circulation before airway or breathing
d. Activate the trauma team - CORRECT-ANSWERSc. Reprioritize circulation before
airway or breathing. Rationale: The across-the-room observation is done at the
