You assess a trauma patient who has an airway that cannot be maintained or secured. How should this patient be classified?
A) Critical
B) Unstable
C) Potentially unstable
D) Stable
Question 2
Your patient has received blunt facial trauma due to an assault. For which of the following injuries should you maintain a high index of suspicion?
A) Airway obstruction
B) Hypoxia due to aspiration of blood
C) Basilar skull fracture
D) Cervical spine trauma