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Which US industry has the highest accidental death rate?
A. Construction
B. Agriculture
C. Manufacturing
D. Transportation - ✔✔B. Agriculture
Subdural hematoma facts - ✔✔Etiology: tearing of bridging veins
-Most common in elderly individuals who fall
-Hematoma should be evacuated surgically
-Prognosis is much better for chronic subdurals than acute cases
-More common than epidural hematomas
NOT often associated with skull fractures
An 8-year old child is brought to the ER after being struck by a car while crossing the street. He is not
alert and required immediate intubation at the scene by EMS. His GCS is 8 T. He appears to have a
significant laceration of his scalp on the left side but there are no skeletal fractures. The initial chest x-ray
revealed a right sided pneumothorax and a chest tube was inserted. His hematocrit is 23.5 and
hemoglobin is 7.6. The next thing you would do is:
A. CT head
B. CT abdomen
C. Repeat blood work
D. Observe patient - ✔✔B. CT abdomen
Class I hemorrhage indicates what percentage of blood loss? - ✔✔10%
Which is not a clinical component of the Glasgow Coma Score?
A. Eye movement
Latest Version 2024 | Verified
Which US industry has the highest accidental death rate?
A. Construction
B. Agriculture
C. Manufacturing
D. Transportation - ✔✔B. Agriculture
Subdural hematoma facts - ✔✔Etiology: tearing of bridging veins
-Most common in elderly individuals who fall
-Hematoma should be evacuated surgically
-Prognosis is much better for chronic subdurals than acute cases
-More common than epidural hematomas
NOT often associated with skull fractures
An 8-year old child is brought to the ER after being struck by a car while crossing the street. He is not
alert and required immediate intubation at the scene by EMS. His GCS is 8 T. He appears to have a
significant laceration of his scalp on the left side but there are no skeletal fractures. The initial chest x-ray
revealed a right sided pneumothorax and a chest tube was inserted. His hematocrit is 23.5 and
hemoglobin is 7.6. The next thing you would do is:
A. CT head
B. CT abdomen
C. Repeat blood work
D. Observe patient - ✔✔B. CT abdomen
Class I hemorrhage indicates what percentage of blood loss? - ✔✔10%
Which is not a clinical component of the Glasgow Coma Score?
A. Eye movement
