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tuffie

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Which of the following descriptions describes a patient suffering from multi-system trauma?
 
  a. A 24-year-old male who was tackled in a football game and has pain and deformity in his right shoulder and left wrist
  b. A 67-year-old male who fell down a flight of stairs, has an open fracture of the left lower leg, and is complaining of severe abdominal pain
  c. A 32-year-old female who was stabbed by her boyfriend
  d. A 70-year-old female who slipped on some ice and has a hematoma at the back of her head

Question 2

Your friends are discussing a hunting accident they heard about on the news. A hunter was shot with a high-powered rifle, and the report indicated that he had damage to several internal organs. From your knowledge of mechanisms of injury, you can tell your friends that this type of injury is called a:
 
  a. high-impact injury.
  b. high-velocity penetrating injury.
  c. projectile injury.
  d. blast injury.


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tandmlomax84

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b


tuffie

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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