Which of the Following Patients' Mechanisms of Injury Meets Trauma

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following patients' mechanisms of injury meets trauma triage criteria for transport to a trauma center?

• A) A 17-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the arm
• B) A 31-year-old man involved in a medium-velocity motor vehicle collision
• C) A 10-year-old male soccer player with a laceration over his right eye after colliding with another player's head
• D) A 9-year-old girl who fell 15 feet from the grandstand bleachers at a baseball game

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Definitions:

Brain Wave

Oscillations of electrical potential between parts of the brain, visible on an EEG.

Beta Waves

Brainwaves that are associated with active, alert, and cognitive processing states of consciousness.

Electroencephalograph (EEG)

A diagnostic tool that records the electrical activity of the brain, important for identifying conditions such as epilepsy.

Sleep Spindles

Bursts of oscillatory brain activity visible on an EEG that occur during stage 2 of sleep and are thought to be involved in processing memory and learning.