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1. The primary indication for transferring a1. The primary indication for transferring a patient to a higher level trauma center is: patient to a higher level trauma center is:unavailability of a surgeon or operating roomunavailability of a surgeon or operating .multiple system injuries, including severemultiple system injuries, including severehead injury.resource limitations as determined by theresource limitations as determined by thetransferring ferring doctor.resourc...

ATLS Practice Test 2 1. A 22­year­old man sustains a gunshot wound to the left chest and is transported to a small community hospital at which surgical capabilities are not available. In the emergency department, a chest tube is inserted and 700 mL of blood is evacuated. The trauma center accepts the patient in transfer. Just before the patient is placed in the ambulance for transfer, his blood pressure decreases to 80/68 mm Hg and his heart rate increases to 136 beats per minute. The ne...

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