24-year-old Man in Surgery — 24yo Man | Trauma Surgery | SMLE Q#1383
SMLE Question #1383
Surgery
Trauma Surgery
Objective: OBJ-TRM-AIRWAY-01
Last updated: February 2026
A 24-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after a motorcycle crash. He opens his eyes to voice, speaks in confused sentences, and localizes painful stimuli. His Glasgow Coma Scale score is 12. How is the severity of his head injury classified based on this GCS score?
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