Question 195 · LEK · Cross-cutting topics
Indicate the fracture sites ranked from the lowest to highest volume of blood loss during fracture:
- A. single vertebra, single rib, forearm bones, lower leg bones, pelvis.
- B. single rib, shoulder and humeral bone, pelvis, femoral bone.
- C. shoulder and humeral bone, forearm bones, lower leg bones, femoral bone.
- D. pelvis, femoral bone, shoulder and humeral bone, single rib.
- E. femoral bone, single vertebra, forearm bones, single rib.
Hint
The pelvis and femur bleed most; check which sequence ends with the largest loss and keeps the forearm below the arm and leg.
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