Final Exam-Trauma Care Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers for Accuracy
Question: Emergency Severity Index (ESI)
Answer: a method of classifying patients into five categories
based on the severity of their conditions and resource needs.
1—Resuscitation—immediate treatment is necessary
2—Emergent—may deteriorate rapidly, time sensitive
3—urgent---non-life-threatening, needs more than 2 resources
4—non-urgent—non-life-threatening, one resource required
5—minor—non-life-threatening, no resources required
Question: Emergency Severity Index (ESI)
-1
Answer: Resuscitation—immediate treatment is necessary
Question: Emergency Severity Index (ESI)
-2
Answer: Emergent—may deteriorate rapidly, time sensitive
Question: Emergency Severity Index (ESI)
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-3
Answer: urgent---non-life-threatening, needs more than 2
resources
Question: Emergency Severity Index (ESI)
-4
Answer: non-urgent—non-life-threatening, one resource
required
Question: Emergency Severity Index (ESI)
-5
Answer: minor—non-life-threatening, no resources required
Question: Initial management
Answer: Airway
Ventilation
Control bleeding
Prevent shock
Maintain spinal immobilization
Transport to closest facility
Question: Triage: Immediate (Red)