Lets get skeletal
If the bones are good...
Hilbilly Bones
Let it Burn
100
Application of pulling force to restore or maintain alignment for fracture healing.
What is traction?
100
Blood clot along the intimal lining of large vein. Best treatment is prevention. Also, anticoagulants like lovenox or heparin
What is a DVT?
100
What is comminuted fracture?
100
Anterior trunk skin appears red, blistered, and blanch able after exposure to a thermal burn. What is the total body surface area?
18%
200
This type of fracture puts patients at greatest risk for infection
What is open fracture?
200
This condition is most likely to occur with open fracture. Requires long term abx therapy and sometimes surgical debridement in OR.
What is osteomyelitis?
200
This is the reasons patients initially receive splints before casts.
What is allowing for swelling to prevent compartment syndrome?
200
These are signs of inhalation injury
What is singled nasal hair, sooty sputum, burned eyebrow, ect.
300
Figure 8 wrap, ROM to keep preserved joint flexible, prone position several times a day, position in dependent position.
What is care for patient s/p below knee amputation?
300
This pain occurs after amputation on side of affected extremity. Higher risk if patient previously experienced pain in limb prior to amputation.
What Is phantom limb pain?
300
Remove case to alleviate pressure.
What is first step to intervene with compartment syndrome.
300
This is indicated after severe burn causing ridged crust around compartment with decreased blood flow
What is escahrotomy
400
Tachypnea, SOB, tachycardia and chest pain, ALOC may all be manifestations of this long bone fracture complication.
What is fat embolism syndrome?
400
The patient should do this if they recover a limb or appendage after a traumatic amputation.
What is place in bag,wrap in towel, place bag on ice.
400
These are the antibiotics that may be used for treatment with open fracture.
What is anecf, gentamicin, and flagyl?
400
These are priorities in emergent phase
Airway, calculate TBSA, fluid resuscitation, and pain control
500
Early signs are paresthesia pallor and pain. Pulselessness is late sign. Treatment is fasciotomy.
What is compartment syndrome?
500
These are components of the neuromuscular assessment of extremities.
What are pulses, motor, sensation?
500
What is external fixation?
500
These are priorities in the acute phase
Prevent infection, nutrition, early ROM, pain control