What Is the Definition of Multisystem Trauma

question 35

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of multisystem trauma?

• A) Multiple injuries that affect more than one body system
• B) Trauma in which the patient has more than one serious injury
• C) A trauma in which there are multiple casualties
• D) A trauma that requires the response of multiple agencies

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Definitions:

Neural Pathways

Networks of neurons that transmit signals between different parts of the brain or from the brain to the rest of the body.

Refractory Periods

The time period immediately following an action potential during which a neuron is unable to fire another impulse.

Phrenology

A now-discredited theory which postulated that bumps on the skull could predict mental traits and character.

Myelin Sheath

A fatty tissue layer segmentally encasing the axons of some neurons; enables vastly greater transmission speed as neural impulses hop from one node to the next.