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A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left
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shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his
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blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and
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his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for
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decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air
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leak. After chest tube insertion, the most appropriate next step is: - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
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re-examine the chest
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A construction worker falls two stories from a building and sustains bilateral calcaneal
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fractures. In the emergency department, he is alert, vital signs are normal, and he is
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complaining of severe pain in both heels and his lower back. Lower extremity pulses are
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strong and there is no other deformity. The suspected diagnosis is most likely to be
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confirmed by: - Correct Answer ✔✔ - complete spine x-ray series
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Which of the following is true regarding the initial resuscitation of a trauma patient? -
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Correct Answer ✔✔ - Evidence of improved perfusion after fluid resuscitation could
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include improvement in Glasgow Coma Scale score on reevaluation.
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In managing a patient with a severe traumatic brain injury, the most important initial step is
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to: - Correct Answer ✔✔ - secure the airway
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, A previously healthy, 70-kg (154-pound) man suffers an estimated acute blood loss of 2
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liters. Which one of the following statements applies to this patient? - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
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An ABG would demonstrate a base deficit between -6 and -10 mEq/L.
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The physiological hypervolemia of pregnancy has clinical significance in the management
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of the severely injured, gravid woman by: - Correct Answer ✔✔ - increasing the volume of
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blood loss to produce maternal hypotension
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The best assessment of fluid resuscitation of the adult burn patient is: - Correct Answer ✔✔
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- urinary output of 0.5 mL/kg/hr
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The diagnosis of shock must include: - Correct Answer ✔✔ - evidence of inadequate organ
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perfusion
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A 7-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his parents several minutes
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after he fell through a window. He is bleeding profusely from a 6-cm wound of his medial
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right thigh. Immediate management of the wound should consist of: - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
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direct pressure on the wound
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For the patient with severe traumatic brain injury, profound hypocarbia should be avoided
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to prevent: - Correct Answer ✔✔ - cerebral vasoconstriction with diminished perfusion
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After being involved in a motor vehicle crash, a 25-year-old man is brought to a hospital that
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has surgery capabilities available.. Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen
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shows an aortic injury and splenic laceration with free abdominal fluid. His blood pressure
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falls to 70 mm Hg after CT. The next step is: - Correct Answer ✔✔ - perform an exploratory
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laparotomy
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Which one of the following statements regarding abdominal trauma in the pregnant patient
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is TRUE? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Leakage of amniotic fluid is an indication for hospital
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admission.
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The first maneuver to improve oxygenation after chest injury is: - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
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administer supplemental oxygen
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A 25-year-old man, injured in a motor vehicular crash, is admitted to the emergency
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department. His pupils react sluggishly and his eyes open to pressure. He does not follow
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commands, but he does moan periodically. His right arm is deformed and does not
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