Which of the following best defines the term traumatic injury?
a. All trauma patients can be successfully rehabilitated.
b. Traumatic injuries cause more deaths than heart disease and cancer.
c. Alcohol consumption, drug abuse, or other substance abuse contribute to traumatic events.
d. Trauma mainly affects the older adult population.
C
Many patients who sustain traumatic injury are under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other substances. Rehabilitation potential depends on multiple factors including severity of injury, patient age, and comorbidities. Heart disease and cancer claim more lives than trauma, but trauma claims lives of predominantly young individuals.
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