Insane in the Brain
Equal or unequal, dilated or pinpoint.
Pupils
The liver is primarily located in this quadrant.
The RUQ
This is the most common type of shock seen in trauma patients.
Hypovolemic
A patient has paradoxical chest wall movement following blunt chest trauma.
Flail Chest
Pain out of proportion, tight compartments, and decreased distal pulses indicate this condition.
Compartment Syndrome
TBI
Traumatic Brain Injury
Eviscerated organs should be covered with this.
Moist, sterile dressings.
This type of shock occurs when the heart cannot effectively pump blood.
Cardiogenic
A motorcycle rider has a shortened, externally rotated leg after a crash.
Hip Fracture
Crackling under the skin after chest trauma is known as this.
Subcutaneous Emphysema
Battle's Sign is referring to bruising in this area.
Behind the ears (mastoid).
The most commonly injured solid organ in abdominal trauma.
Spleen
Septic, anaphylactic, and neurogenic shock are all classified as this type of shock.
Distributive
A patient presents with absent breath sounds on one side, JVD, hypotension, and respiratory distress after chest trauma.
Tension Pneumothorax
This term refers to involuntary extremity movement in the direction of the patient's torso following a head injury.
Decorticate
This metric was originally designed to be used as a indicator for mortality in traumatic head injury patients, not for medical patients.
GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale)
20ft makes this name deceiving.
Small Intestine
This type of shock may result from a tension pneumothorax or cardiac tamponade.
Obstructive Shock
A patient has bruising behind the ears after a head injury.
Basilar Skull Fracture
Injury to these three vertebrae can result in respiratory failure.
C3-5
Hypertension, bradycardia and irregular respirations.
Cushing's Triad
Referred shoulder pain from abdominal bleeding is known as this sign.
Kehr's Sign
Beck’s triad consists of hypotension, JVD, and this additional finding.
Muffled Heart Sounds
A patient develops unequal pupils and posturing after a severe head injury.
Brain Herniation
The appropriate fluid infusion rate for a pediatric patient.
20ml/kg