Which of the following statements about trauma is FALSE?
A) Life-threatening injuries may exist with little external evidence.
B) Dramatic-appearing extremity injuries draw the paramedic's focus away from life-threatening injuries.
C) Life-threatening injury occurs in less than 10 percent of trauma patients.
D) Most patients with life-threatening trauma will have sustained external injury to the extremities (arms/legs).

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Most life-threatening injuries involve critical areas such as the head, chest, abdomen, and pelvis rather than the extremities. While extremity injuries can be severe and visually dramatic, they are less likely to be immediately life-threatening compared to injuries in the aforementioned critical areas.

Which of the Following Statements About Trauma Is FALSE