Trauma fisdap stuvia 2023 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...

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...