Question

You are transporting a patient who was injured as he was jogging along a road and was struck by a car. The patient has a GCS score of 10 with a respiratory rate of 30/min and a blood pressure of 78 systolic. The heart rate is 124/min. What is the patient's total revised trauma score?

1) 10
2) 8
3) 9
4) 11

Answer 1

The patient's total revised trauma score is 9.

Step-by-step explanation:

The patient's total revised trauma score is 9.

The total revised trauma score (TRTS) is calculated by assigning points based on the patient's Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, respiratory rate, and systolic blood pressure. In this case, the GCS score is 10, which assigns 4 points, the respiratory rate is 30/min, which assigns 3 points, and the systolic blood pressure is 78, which assigns 2 points.

Adding up the points, 4 + 3 + 2 = 9, so the patient's total revised trauma score is 9.