According to the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT), an adult trauma patient should be transported to the highest level of trauma center if he or she:
A. was involved in a motor vehicle crash in which another patient in the same vehicle was killed.
B. has a systolic blood pressure of less than 110 mm Hg or a heart rate greater than 110 beats/min.
C. has a bleeding disorder or takes anticoagulant medications and has any blunt or penetrating injury.
D. has a GCS score of less than or equal to 13 with a mechanism attributed to trauma.
Answer: D. has a GCS score of less than or equal to 13 with a mechanism attributed to trauma.
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