Which of the Following Statements About Trauma Is FALSE

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about trauma is FALSE?

• A) Life-threatening injuries may exist with little external evidence.
• B) Dramatic-appearing extremity injuries draw the paramedic's focus away from life-threatening injuries.
• C) Life-threatening injury occurs in less than 10 percent of trauma patients.
• D) Most patients with life-threatening trauma will have sustained external injury to the extremities (arms/legs).

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