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Which of the following best describes the threat to life associated with traumatic rupture of the esophagus?

Which of the following best describes the function of cancellous bone of the medullary canal?

Which of the following about the use of prehospital fluid resuscitation in the patient with a traumatic brain injury is TRUE?

Your patient is a 27-year-old male ice skater whose left skate was planted when he was struck and knocked down by another skater. He is agitated and complaining of severe pain in his leg. Your examination reveals an open fracture 6 inches proximal to the ankle joint. Which of the following describes the most appropriate management of this patient?

The liver is injured ________ percent of the time with penetrating abdominal trauma.

Your patient is a 30-year-old pregnant woman at 36 weeks’ gestation. She was injured in a fall from a horse and is complaining of painful contractions. Her abdomen is tender to palpation over the uterus, and the uterus becomes firm with contractions, but she denies vaginal bleeding. The patient is anxious, but her skin is warm and dry. Her blood pressure is 112/70, her heart rate is 92, and her respirations are 24. Which of the following statements best describes this situation?

All the following are seen in Cushing’s triad, EXCEPT:

Your patient is a 60-year-old female restrained driver involved in a moderate-speed frontal impact collision. When you arrive at the scene, she is sitting up in the driver’s seat with a chief complaint of a burning sensation in her face. You note abrasions from deployment of the airbag. After immobilizing the patient on a long backboard, you begin transport. As you perform a detailed examination, the patient complains of developing right shoulder pain. Which of the following should you suspect?

All of the following are used in the sedation of patients for rapid sequence intubation, EXCEPT:

Which of the following best describes the function of cancellous bone of the medullary canal?