Trauma Questions

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Trauma Questions 1. The leading cause of death for people between the ages of 1 and 44 in the United States is ___________ A: cancer. B: stroke. C: trauma. D: cardiovascular disease. - CORRECT ... ANSWER C, trauma. 2. Which trauma center designation is applied to a hospital that commits to special emergency department training and has a degree of surgical capability in house, but usually stabilizes and transfers seriously injured patients to a higher-level trauma center? A: Level I B: Level II C: Level III D: Level IV - CORRECT ANSWER C, Level III 3. When determining the mechanism of injury, you will assess the __________ A: dynamic forces involved in the collision. B: person who caused the collision. C: number of patients. D: need for additional resources. - CORRECT ANSWER A, dynamic forces involved in the collision. 4. Limitations of air medical transport via helicopter include all of the following except ____________ A: limited space within the aircraft. B: loud engine noise. C: mandated landing zone requirements. D: inability to handle patients with a complicated airway. - CORRECT ANSWER D, inability to handle patients with a complicated airway. 5. In the quality improvement process, a committee will look at selected care modalities to determine whether designated program standards of care are being met. These modalities are also called ____________ A: criteria. B: pointers. C: indicators. D: recommendations. - CORRECT ANSWER C, indicators. 6. In a motor vehicle collision, which organ system of the body is the first to experience the effects of trauma? A: Neurologic B: Integumentary C: Musculoskeletal D: Cardiovascular - CORRECT ANSWER B, Integumentary 7. Which of the following is the most common cause of blunt trauma? A: Altercations B: Motor vehicle crashes C: Sports injuries D: Falls - CORRECT ANSWER B, Motor vehicle crashes 8. An energy transfer from an object or surface to the skin and into the body's interior describes which mechanism of injury? A: Blunt trauma B: Penetrating trauma C: Multisystem trauma D: External trauma - CORRECT ANSWER A, Blunt trauma 9. Regarding the mechanism of injury, when the speed of an object that is about to strike a body is doubled, its ability to cause trauma is ____________ A: reduced by one-half. [Show More]

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