Surgery Practice

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Module 07 — Trauma Assessment & Abdominal Injury

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Question 01 • Single best answer

What is the purpose of the trauma primary survey?

A. Document every old scar first B. Identify and treat immediate life threats C. Complete rehabilitation planning first D. Confirm every fracture before resuscitation

Question 02 • Single best answer

Why prevent heat loss during trauma exposure?

A. Hypothermia can worsen the physiological response to injury B. Clothing removal cures shock C. Temperature is irrelevant D. Cooling improves all trauma outcomes

Question 03 • Single best answer

When is a secondary survey performed?

A. Before any airway assessment B. Only after discharge C. After immediate threats are addressed, with ongoing reassessment D. Instead of a primary survey

Question 04 • Single best answer

Which finding should be recorded with a limb injury?

A. Only the shoe brand B. Only limb hair density C. Only the patient’s handedness D. Distal perfusion and neurological function

Question 05 • Single best answer

What does a negative abdominal focused ultrasound establish?

A. It excludes all bowel injury B. It does not exclude every important abdominal injury C. It proves no retroperitoneal bleeding D. It guarantees discharge is safe

Question 06 • Single best answer

A patient remains unstable after penetrating abdominal trauma. What principle guides imaging?

A. CT must precede every treatment B. Wait until pain disappears C. Only wound size determines urgency D. Avoid delaying necessary intervention for unsafe scanner transfer

Question 07 • Single best answer

Why can early abdominal examination be misleading after trauma?

A. Internal injuries always produce immediate rigidity B. Small wounds cannot penetrate C. Signs may be delayed or masked by altered consciousness D. Analgesia proves there is no injury

Question 08 • Single best answer

Which circumstance supports selected nonoperative management of a solid-organ injury?

A. Uncontrolled shock without specialist support B. No ability to reassess C. A decision based only on age D. Stability with appropriate monitoring and rescue capability

Question 09 • Single best answer

What is the purpose of a tertiary trauma review?

A. Detect injuries missed during initial assessment B. Replace emergency resuscitation C. Decide guilt for the accident D. Avoid reviewing earlier imaging

Question 10 • Single best answer

Which transfer handover best preserves safety?

A. Destination name alone B. Only a photocopy of identification C. A statement that the patient was once stable D. Mechanism, trends, interventions, response and unresolved concerns