The Patient Was an Unrestrained Front-Seat Passenger in a Motor

question 25

Multiple Choice

The patient was an unrestrained front-seat passenger in a motor vehicle crash and struck his forehead on the inside of the windshield. Diagnostic testing in the emergency department reveals coup-contrecoup injury. The nurse identifies which area as the contrecoup injury?

• A) The frontal area of the brain
• B) The posterior or occipital part of the brain
• C) Both the anterior and posterior areas of the brain
• D) The midpoint of the brainstem

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Definitions:

Psychiatric Disorder

A mental illness diagnosed by a medical or mental health professional that significantly interferes with an individual's cognitive, emotional, or social abilities.

American Psychiatric Association

A professional organization of psychiatrists aimed at advancing the study, prevention, and treatment of mental illnesses.

Phrenologists

Pseudoscientific practitioners who believed that the shape and size of the cranium could predict personality traits, character, and mental abilities.

Medieval Doctors

Healthcare practitioners in the Middle Ages who often relied on a mixture of religious beliefs, superstition, and early medical practices to treat patients.