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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Emergency Ward Surgery: No Man's Land.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kinds of experiences prevent medical students from looking forward to initial encounters with patients?
(a) Severe illnesses.
(b) Prior experience as a nurse or volunteer.
(c) Car accidents.
(d) Phobias.

2. For what did John Williams set records?
(a) Monthly earnings.
(b) Longest time without sleep.
(c) Cases handled.
(d) Malpractice claims.

3. How does Konner compare to the other students in his cohort?
(a) He is older.
(b) He is the only man.
(c) He is the least prepared.
(d) He is younger.

4. What was Scott Lucas' role?
(a) To reinflate the woman's lung.
(b) To take blood.
(c) To get the woman's clothes off.
(d) To test the woman's blood type.

5. How long does Konner say it took for the motorcycle accident victim to recover enough to be transferred to O.R.?
(a) Fifteen minutes.
(b) Fifteen hours.
(c) Fifty minutes.
(d) Fifteen seconds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the immigrant neurosurgeon's rule, when Konner makes rounds with him?

2. How does Konner characterize surgeons?

3. Where did Konner go at the end of his last shift, when he wanted to reflect on the trauma patients he treated?

4. How did Freddy Robertson handle the woman's purple finger?

5. What does Konner say the younger students do not have, which older students do?

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