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Question 1: While penetrating head trauma accounts for only a small percentage of all ________, it is associated with a high mortality rate, and only a third of people with penetrating head trauma survive long enough to arrive at a hospital.
Traumatic brain injuryConcussionEpidural hematomaCerebral contusion

Question 2: As a missile passes through tissue, it decelerates, dissipating and transferring ________ to the tissues; this is what causes the injury.
Classical mechanicsKinetic energyMass–energy equivalenceSpecial relativity

Question 3: In ________, doctors began replacing patients' lost fluid with salt solutions.
Caucasus CampaignWorld War IArmenian GenocideWestern Front (World War I)

Question 4: [8] Penetrating eye trauma can cause the globe of the ________ to rupture or vitreous humor to leak from it, and presents a serious threat to eyesight.
Sensory systemNervous systemEyeBrain

Question 5: People with penetrating abdominal trauma may have signs of hypovolemic shock (insufficient blood in the ________) and peritonitis (an inflammation of the peritoneum, the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity).
HeartFetal circulationCirculatory systemMyocardial infarction

Question 6: [7] Penetrating head trauma can cause ________ and lacerations, intracranial hematomas, pseudoaneurysms, and arteriovenous fistulas.
Cerebral contusionDiffuse axonal injuryTraumatic brain injuryConcussion

Question 7: During the ________, chloroform was used during surgery to reduce pain and allow more time for operations.
TennesseeUnited StatesBleeding KansasAmerican Civil War

Question 8: Bullets classed as medium-velocity projectiles include those from ________, shotguns,[5] and submachine guns.
Semi-automatic pistolHandgunFirearmBrowning Hi-Power

Question 9: [2] High-velocity objects are usually projectiles such as bullets from high-powered rifles, such as ________[5] or sniper rifles.
FN FALAssault rifleM14 rifleM16 rifle

Question 10: The severity of the injury varies widely depending on the body parts involved, the characteristics of the penetrating object, and the amount of ________ transmitted to the tissues.
ForceTimeUniverseEnergy
















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