Trauma fisdap stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

During a soccer game, an 18-year-old woman injured her knee. Her knee is in a flexed position and is obviously deformed. What should you do? - ANSWER manually stabilize the leg above and below the knee A hiker fell 25 feet from a ledge. There is obvious deformity to his thoracic spine and he has a large laceration on his forehead. His BP is 60/40 mmHg, pulse is 50 beats/min, and respirations are 26 breaths/min. His face and chest are pale and cool, but his abdomen and lower extremities are pi...

hollow organs - Answer -stomach, small intestine, colon, bladder, gallbladder solid organs - Answer Liver, Spleen, Pancreas, Kidneys Level 1 Trauma Center - Answer Regional Trauma Center, All types of specialty surgical care 24/7, (Surgical suites, Surgeons, Blood, CT, X-Ray ... all in house), Tertiary - all levels of care. Often contains a pediatrics and ICU burn unit. Level 2 Trauma Center - Answer Can manage most trauma with surgical capabilities 24 hours a day 7 days a week. capable...

53 yo F hit by car. Unresponsive w/ deformity to the left femur and pelvic instability. Diminished lung sounds on L side. You should? - Answer Immobilize long backboard 28 yo M, blunt trauma to R anterior chest. Pale, cool, diaphoretic and responsive to verbal. R 38 and shallow with paradoxical movement. What should you do? - Answer 02 with positive pressure ventilations What is the most likely cause of periorbital echymosis? - Answer Basilar skull fracture 30 yo M shot in mid thigh. Bl...

referred pain - Answer pain felt in an area of the body other than the area where the cause of the pain is located causes of referred pain - Answer connections between the body's two separate nervous systems -nerves connecting SNS and ANS cause the stimulation of the autonomic nerves to be perceived as stimulation of the spinal sensory nerves Appendicitis (pain) - Answer RLQ, rebound tenderness, and around navel (referred) Cholecytitis (pain) - Answer RUQ, right shoulder pain Ruptu...

When to apply tourniquet - Answer When direct pressure and all other bleeding control methods have failed, apply tourniquet. Tourniquet Placement - Answer Place tourniquet approximately 2 inches above the wound. Used on extremity injuries only. Jaw Thrust Manuever - Answer Opening the airway of patient with suspected spinal injury, use Jaw Thrust Maneuver. Used in trauma to neck, head, or spinal injury. Crepitus - Answer A grinding sensation caused by fractured bone ends or joints r...

Treatment for a patient with full-thickness burns - ANSWER High-flow oxygen; dry, sterile dressings; thermal management (keep patient warm); provide rapid transport What should you do if there is a major hemorrhage in a patient? - ANSWER Apply a proximal tourniquet to stop the bleeding immediately. Then turn to patient's airway and breathing status (CAB) How do you care for a partially amputated extremity? - ANSWER Control bleeding with bulky compression (pressure) dressings and splint ex...

Treatment for a patient with full-thickness burns - Answer High-flow oxygen; dry, sterile dressings; thermal management (keep patient warm); provide rapid transport What should you do if there is a major hemorrhage in a patient? - Answer Apply a proximal tourniquet to stop the bleeding immediately. Then turn to patient's airway and breathing status (CAB) How do you care for a partially amputated extremity? - Answer Control bleeding with bulky compression (pressure) dressings and splint ex...

A 56 yr old male complains of tearing chest pain that radiates to his back. He was the restrained driver involved in a car-crash at high-way speeds. What should your secondary assessment include? - Answer Bilateral upper extermity blood pressures A 34 yr old male has a fractured left elbow and his arm is cyanotic and pulse less. What should you do. - Answer Align with gentle traction until restiance is met. A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the lower left quadrant. He was minor bleeding from...

Patient involved in a car crash. Has a lacerated tongue , is responsive to painful stimuli, has a low BP, High HR, shock symptoms, respirations are fast and shallow. What do you do first? - ANSWER Clear the airway and suction Patient has a head injury from a brick. He is moaning, has unequal pupils, high BP, low HR. What condition is the patient presenting? - ANSWER Cerebra Herniation Note: Cushing's Triad You are splint a deformed humerus. You notice no distal pulse. What do you do next...

Patient involved in a car crash. Has a lacerated tongue , is responsive to painful stimuli, has a low BP, High HR, shock symptoms, respirations are fast and shallow. What do you do first? - Answer Clear the airway and suction Patient has a head injury from a brick. He is moaning, has unequal pupils, high BP, low HR. What condition is the patient presenting? - Answer Cerebra Herniation Note: Cushing's Triad You are splint a deformed humerus. You notice no distal pulse. What do you do next...