Trauma: practice question

A General Surgery question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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General Surgery · Trauma

Sample item

What is the purpose of the primary trauma survey?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Identify immediate life threats

The primary survey uses an ABCDE approach to identify and treat immediate threats to life before detailed examination or definitive diagnostic workup.

Option by option

  • A. Plan elective surgery

    Elective planning is not the initial trauma priority.

  • B. Document final disability

    Final disability assessment follows initial stabilization.

  • C. Identify immediate life threats (correct)

    Correct: primary survey prioritizes life-threatening injury.

  • D. Determine insurance

    Insurance information does not guide emergency resuscitation.

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What is the answer to this General Surgery question?

The best answer is C, Identify immediate life threats. The primary survey uses an ABCDE approach to identify and treat immediate threats to life before detailed examination or definitive diagnostic workup.

Why is "Plan elective surgery" not the answer?

Elective planning is not the initial trauma priority.

Why is "Document final disability" not the answer?

Final disability assessment follows initial stabilization.

Why is "Determine insurance" not the answer?

Insurance information does not guide emergency resuscitation.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Trauma in General Surgery. The correct option holds because: Correct: primary survey prioritizes life-threatening injury.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Trauma?

Learn classic signs and eponyms alongside what they diagnose. Then use the flashcards and the other General Surgery questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.