Trauma fisdap stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

If you see a cracked windshield in a MVC... what will the pt represent with? - Answer Bruised or lacerated head or face. Brain injury, *cervical spine injury (always until proven otherwise), tracheal injury. If you see a deformed steering column in a MVC... what will the pt represent with? - Answer Bruised neck, bruised chest. Sternal or rib fracture, flail chest, myocardial contusion, *pericardial tamponade, pneumo/hemothorax, aortic tear. If you see a deformed dashboard in a MVC... what ...

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...

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...

Anatomy and physiology of the abdomen: RUQ - Answer Liver, Pancreas, Gall Bladder, Pancreas Anatomy and physiology of the abdomen: RLQ - Answer Appendix, Small intestine, ureter Anatomy and physiology of the abdomen: LUQ - Answer Stomach, Spleen, Pancreas Anatomy and physiology of the abdomen: LLQ - Answer Colon, small intestine, ureter Signs and symptoms of a GI bleed - Answer Black/Tarry stool Bright red blood in stool Cramps Tired Pale Shortness of breath Signs and sympto...

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...

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...

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...

54 yom struck in neck with a large steel pipe. he is having increased difficulty, blood is accumulating in airway, subcutaneous emphysema near sternal notch what should you suspect - ANSWER laryngeal fracture during Ift multi system trauma pt begins oozing blood from wounds and venipuncture sites suspect - ANSWER DIC initial compensatory baroreceptor reflex mechanism during hemorrhage will: - ANSWER increase stroke volume and cardiac output disruption in balance of procoagulants, inhibi...

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...