Match the Terms with the Definitions

question 28

Multiple Choice

Match the terms with the definitions. Not all answers will be used.
-Condition in which the body's normal blood clotting mechanism ceases to function; characteristic in severe multitrauma

• A)Blunt injury
• B)Cardiac rupture
• C)Cardiac tamponade
• D)Coagulopathy
• E)Compartment syndrome
• F)Contusion
• G)Damage control surgery
• H)Definitive diagnosis
• I)Definitive procedure
• J)Exsanguinating
• K)Flail chest
• L)FAST
• M)Hemorrhagic shock
• N)Hemothorax
• O)Metabolic acidosis
• P)Occult injury
• Q)Penetrating injury
• R)Pneumothorax

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