NREMT Advanced EMT

Category - Trauma

You are called to a scene of an accident that involves six patients. As you assess the patients, you see that one is in the immediate transport category. What condition could this patient have?
  1. Broken arm
  2. Dilated pupils
  3. Unilaterally dilated pupils
  4. Thigh laceration
Explanation
Answer - C - A patient with unilaterally dilated pupils is in the immediate transport category. A unilaterally dilated pupil that remains reactive to light may be the earliest sign of increasing intracranial pressure.
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