A Trauma Patient Is Rushed to the OR After a Primary

question 11

Multiple Choice

A trauma patient is rushed to the OR after a primary survey is completed in the emergency department. He is a 36-year-old male with multiple penetrating gunshot and knife wounds to the abdomen. He is bleeding profusely. What appropriate actions are critical in the rapid preparation for this procedure?

• A)Set up the autotransfusion system.
• B)Prep the patient from the suprasternal notch to the mid-thigh.
• C)Place the aortic cross-clamp on the Mayo stand.
• D)Open a silo-bag closure system on the sterile field.

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Definitions:

Blind Design

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