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Which of the following accounts for the highest number of trauma deaths in the United States of America?
 
  A) Motor vehicle crashes
  B) Falls
  C) Assaults
  D) Firearms injuries

Question 2

While en route to a domestic with possible injuries, the police contact you and report a male patient with arterial bleeding from a stab wound to the arm. Given this information, which of the following do you expect?
 
  A) Dark red blood flowing from the injury that is difficult to control
  B) Bright red blood oozing from the injury site that is easy to control
  C) Spurting blood that is dark red in color and difficult to control
  D) Bright red blood that is spurting with each beat of the heart
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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

D


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