Two classifications of chest trauma are:

a. blunt or penetrating.
b. bronchial or tracheal.
c. unifocal or multifocal.
d. sharp or dull.


ANS: A
Chest trauma is usually classified either as penetrating trauma (i.e., high force applied to a small surface area of the body, such as with a gunshot) or blunt trauma (i.e., high force applied over a larger body surface, such as the case of a head on end motor vehicle accident).

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