TNCC Trauma Nursing Core Course 7th Edition ENA
Components of SBAR and its purpose - answer--S: Situation
B: Background
A: Assessment
R: Recommendation
Purpose- to provide framework for communication amount member
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TNCC Trauma Nursing Core Course 7th Edition ENA
Components of SBAR and its purpose - answer--S: Situation
B: Background
A: Assessment
R: Recommendation
Purpose- to provide framework for communication amount members of the healthcare team
p. 7
Components of DESC and its purpose - answer--D: Describe the specific situation or behavior
E: Express your concerns or how the situation makes you feel
S: Suggest alternatives and seek agreement
C: State consequences in terms of impact on performance goals
Purpose- used in conflict management; paraphrasing the other person's comments is an important technique that should be done throughout the DESC script. Following discussion of consequences, team members should work towards consensus.
p. 7
Components of CUS and its purpose - answer--C: I am Concerned
U: I am Uncomfortable
S: This is a Safety issue/ I am Stressed
Purpose- used to "stop the line" if a team member senses or discovers an essential safety breach
p. 7
Define trauma - answer--- Trauma is injury to living tissue caused by extrinsic agent
- Regardless of MOI, trauma creates stressors that exceed the tissue's or organ's ability to compensate
p. 9
Leading cause of death for ages
1. over 65
2. 5 to 24
3. 25 to 64 - answer--1. Falls
2. MVCs
3. poisoning
p. 9
Explain 3 phases of injury prevention - answer--Primary: prevention of the occurrence of the injury
Secondary: Reduction in the severity of the injury that has occurred
Tertiary: Improvement of outcomes related to the traumatic injury
p. 10
Describe the three E's of injury control - answer--Engineering: technological interventions such as side impact airbags, automated blind spot alarms, ignition lock devices for those with DUIs. In playgrounds and sports, this involves surface material under playground equipment and athletic safety gear. Another intervention is improved use of smoke alarms in fire prevention
Enforcement and legislation: include laws at all jurisdictional levels regarding driving while intoxicated, booster seats, primary seatbelt use, and distracted driving. For sports this includes rules regarding illegal hits, examination after impact, and return-to-play requirements after a head injury
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