Question 39 · LDEK · Cardiac arrest
Indicate the false statement concerning traumatic cardiac arrest:
- A. mortality is high.
- B. CPR begins with the treatment of external hemorrhages.
- C. tension pneumothorax may be a cause.
- D. cerebral trauma may be a cause.
- E. myocardial infarction may be a cause.
Hint
Traumatic arrest is caused by injuries; look for a medical cause that may precede an accident rather than result from it.
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