Trauma: Scoring, Investigations and Assessment
- Previous year questions on Trauma: Scoring, Investigations and Assessment for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Surgery section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 11 live questions in Trauma: Scoring, Investigations and Assessment.
- 5 of 11 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2019.
- Surgery is worth about 25 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 20 Aug 2026.
Q1.Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS) includes:
- AGCS + BP + RR
- BRTS + ISS + Age✓ Correct answer
- CRTS + ISS + GCS
- DRTS + GCS + Age
Q2.In an accident case, after the arrival of medical team, all should be done in early management except;
- AStabilization of cervical vertebrae
- BCheck BP✓ Correct answer
- CCheck Respiration
- DGlasgow coma scale
Q3.Ultrasound is investigation of choice for
- ASomatostatinoma
- BUrethral stricture
- CBlunt abdominal trauma✓ Correct answer
- DIntraductal Pancreatic calculi
Q4.which of the following is not the component of revised trauma score and injury severity score
- Asystolic bp
- Bdiastolic bp✓ Correct answer
- Crespiratory rate
- DGCS
Q5.A patient with blunt trauma of abdomen at 48 hours, USG shows normal, but patient had tenderness in left lumbar region. Best appropriate diagnosis is by:
- AMCU
- BIVP
- CCECT abdomen✓ Correct answer
- DRepeat USG
Q6.A 25 years old college student met with road traffic accident and is admitted in casualty. He has marked abdominal distension, pulse rate of 140/minute and a BP of 80/50 mm Hg. The most appropriate initial investigation would be:-
- AAbdominal paracentesis
- BCT abdomen
- CPlain x- ray of abdomen
- DFAST scan✓ Correct answer
Q7.Which of the following is not scanned by FAST USG?
- APericardium
- BPleural cavity✓ Correct answer
- CSpleen
- DLiver
Q8.All the following are true about imaging in primary survey of a trauma patient except:
- ACervical X-ray is not mandatory
- BChest X-ray and pelvic X-ray are taken as a part of primary survey
- CHemodynamically unstable patients should not be sent for CT scan
- DAll patients should have chest X-ray-PA view only✓ Correct answer
Q9.Sorting a patient of trauma of head injury on basis of need of care and availability of resources
- ATriage✓ Correct answer
- BEmergency care
- CDefinitive care
- DHospital care
Q10.Where is the second step of damage control resuscitation carried out?
- AIn emergency
- BIn ICU✓ Correct answer
- CIn OT
- DPrehospital resuscitation
Answer key
Q1: B. RTS + ISS + Age; Q2: B. Check BP; Q3: C. Blunt abdominal trauma; Q4: B. diastolic bp; Q5: C. CECT abdomen; Q6: D. FAST scan; Q7: B. Pleural cavity; Q8: D. All patients should have chest X-ray-PA view only; Q9: A. Triage; Q10: B. In ICU.
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