Polytrauma Management — MCQs

Which of the following is not a component of damage control surgery?

Road traffic accident (RTA) with multiple fractures - initial treatment would be:

A patient is in shock with gross comminuted fracture. The first step in management is to give

What is to be addressed first in case of polytrauma -

Which type of Radial Nerve injury recovers with conservative management?

What is the appropriate technique for examining the back of a polytrauma patient with suspected spinal injury?

A 72-year-old osteoporotic woman is brought to the emergency department after a low-energy fall from standing height. Prior to the fall, she was independently mobile in the community without any walking aids, lived alone, and was cognitively intact with no history of dementia or significant cognitive impairment. She has severe right hip pain and is unable to bear weight. On examination, the right lower limb is shortened and externally rotated. Her AP pelvis radiograph confirms a displaced intracapsular (subcapital) femoral neck fracture (Garden Grade IV) as shown in Image 1. She is medically fit for surgery with no significant comorbidities. What is the most appropriate definitive surgical management?

What is the best treatment for an old fracture?

A 40-year-old man presents with a fracture of the shaft of the femur following a road traffic accident. Three days after trauma, he becomes tachypnoeic and develops conjunctival petechiae. What is the most likely diagnosis?

What is a Colles fracture?