Trauma surgery: 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 surgery

Sample item

What is the first priority when assessing a major trauma patient?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Airway with cervical spine protection

Major trauma assessment follows an ABCDE approach; airway management with cervical spine protection is addressed immediately before detailed history.

Option by option

  • A. Detailed family history

    History follows initial life-saving assessment.

  • B. Routine outpatient referral

    Outpatient referral is inappropriate in major trauma.

  • C. Measuring body mass index

    BMI does not address immediate life threats.

  • D. Airway with cervical spine protection (correct)

    Correct: airway and spine protection come first.

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What is the answer to this General Surgery question?

The best answer is D, Airway with cervical spine protection. Major trauma assessment follows an ABCDE approach; airway management with cervical spine protection is addressed immediately before detailed history.

Why is "Detailed family history" not the answer?

History follows initial life-saving assessment.

Why is "Routine outpatient referral" not the answer?

Outpatient referral is inappropriate in major trauma.

Why is "Measuring body mass index" not the answer?

BMI does not address immediate life threats.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Trauma surgery in General Surgery. The correct option holds because: Correct: airway and spine protection come first.

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 surgery?

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.