Question

Hypotension in a child with blunt or penetrating trauma is particularly significant because: select one:

a. the most likely cause of the hypotension is respiratory failure.

b. most children with hypotension die in the prehospital setting.

c. it often indicates the loss of half of his or her blood volume.

d. it typically develops earlier in children than it does in adults.

Answer 1

Hypotension in a child with blunt or penetrating trauma is particularly significant because: select one:


c. it often indicates the loss of half of his or her blood volume.