HCPCS Level II codes are used for:

All are elements that are included on a patient care report EXCEPT the:

A) DCAP-BTLS history. B) vital signs. C) patient information. D) mechanism of injury.

You arrive at the scene where a young male patient fell out of a tree he was climbing. Although he fell from a lower branch, he was still reportedly 10-12 feet in the air when he fell. The patient landed on his side on the ground. Which element of the kinematics of trauma would explain the mechanism of any injuries he may have sustained?

A) Rapid acceleration B) Terminal velocity C) Rapid deceleration D) Terminal mass