Head, Spine, and Neurologic Trauma Practice Test

A patient has a deep 10 cm scalp laceration from being struck with a bottle. The bleeding is profuse and pulsatile. The patient is alert but anxious, with a BP of 105/70 mmHg and HR of 115 bpm. A cervical collar has been applied.

During the assessment of a trauma patient, you note their eyes open only in response to a sternal rub, they are moaning incomprehensibly, and they withdraw their arm when you apply pressure to their fingernail bed.