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*Pregnant* Trauma Patient Correct Answer *Trauma most
common cause* of maternal and fetal mortality
(*Domestic violence* major cause of trauma)
Increased vascular volume !!!
- Blood volume of pregnant female *increases about 150% of
normal*
Induced *oxygen* demand
Abdomen dynamics as pregnancy progresses
Critical to *stop bleeding early* and stabilize circulatory system
with *fluid resuscitation*
*Type 1* Decompression Sickness Correct Answer called the
(skin) *bends*
limb pain
lymphatic
*Type 2* Decompression Sickness Correct Answer
*SEVERE*
cardiac
spinal cord
, 125 pound adult Correct Answer Blood volume equals *about
two 2-liter* bottles of a soft drink
60 pound child Correct Answer blood volume equals *about a
2 liter* bottle of a soft drink
9 pound newborn Correct Answer Blood volume equals *less
than 12 oz* can of a soft drink
Abruptio placentae Correct Answer *direct or indirect*
injuries to fetus cause *placenta to shear and separate* from
uterine wall
Bariatric Patients Correct Answer *obese* patients
*increased* blood volume
*increased* cardiac output (CO)
Higher risk of:
- arrhythmias
- cardiac failure
- cardiac arrest
*Less* able to accommodate stresses of injury
- hypovolemia
- shock
More serious pulmonary complications
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