You are en route to the trauma center with a patient who was injured when he was thrown from a horse. You suspect multiple trauma injuries including a closed head injury. You will monitor his mental status using the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) per your protocols. Which of the following will you check?
A) Speech patterns, motor patterns, and mental status
B) Motor response, verbal response, and attentiveness
C) Eye-opening, motor response, and verbal response
D) Verbal responses, motor skills, and mental status
C
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A) Rollovers are the result of high speeds B) Smaller and lighter cars tend to roll multiple times C) The risk for ejection is lessened, increasing injuries suffered in the car D) There are more impacts in a rollover causing injury
Recordings are made from a variety of perspectives or angles known as ________.
A. leads B. artifacts C. polarities D. waves
Which of the following is a numbering system in which a new number is assigned for each admission or ED visit?
A) Unit numbering B) Serial numbering C) Family numbering D) Serial-unit numbering E) Admission numbering
Which type of cautery is commonly used during spine surgery?
a. Handheld cautery b. Tripolar cautery c. Bipolar cautery d. Monopolar cautery