Which Patient Is the Highest Priority

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which patient is the highest priority?

• A) Patient with a Glasgow Coma Scale of 15
• B) Patient with a Revised Trauma Score of 12
• C) Patient with a penetrating chest injury
• D) Patient with a broken femur

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Definitions:

Deindividuation

A psychological state characterized by reduced self-awareness and decreased personal responsibility, often occurring in group settings.

Mood Linkage

The phenomenon where individuals in a group tend to share and experience similar moods or emotions.

Group Polarization

The tendency for a group to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclination of its members, usually in the direction of greater risk or conservatism.

Social Contagion

A phenomenon where ideas, feelings, and behaviors seem to spread across people in a group as if they were infectious diseases.