Increased morbidity and mortality, especially chest trauma is more common in which population?
Older adults (kindle book version page 5065)
What is shock?
Superficial loss of part of the epidermis is called..
An Abrasion (slide 5 soft tissue power point)
Pain dose for Ketamine IV:
0.15mg-0.3mg/kg
True or false catfish can be considered penetrating trauma
True (Abdominal trauma slide 50)
A significant injury to the chest wall may result form various blunt force mechanisms such as falls, MVCs , and assaults is called?
Flail chest
(kindle book 5871) -- In chest trauma section
What happens to cells when they are hypo-perfused?
Switches from aerobic to anaerobic (slide 9, Shock power point)
Infection caused by dead tissue, odor, sepsis, and diabetes?
You have mixed 1 amp of sodium bicarbonate into a liter bag of fluids to give your patient prior to extraction how much of this fluid should you give?
Trauma caused to the abdomen can easily extend too...
The patient takes a deep breath before hitting the steering wheel in a MVC can cause what?
Pneumothorax
(Kindle book 5050)
What are the 3 components of the trauma triad of death?
-Coagulopathy
- Acidosis
- Hypothermia
(Slide 17, Shock Power point)
High pressure injection injury is called?
True or flase: You CANNOT give tranexamic acid (TXA) to a pregnant lady?
false-- Pregnancy class B (drug cards)
Anterior Abdominal Wall (abdominal trauma slide 60)
Second Impact
(Kindle book page 5072)
What are the 3 types of distributive shock?
-Anaphylactic
- Septic
-Neurogenic
(Slide 8, shock power point)
what is it called when blood accumulates outside of the vessels underneath the skin?
2nd dose of 2% Lidocaine for IO anesthetic:
20mg over 2 minutes
Shear injuries (Abdominal Trauma Slide 28)
In an MVC a deformed steering column should lead you to suspect at least what 2 things?
-Flail chest
- Pneumo/hemo thorax
- Exsanguination from aortic stenosis
-Myocardial contusion
-Sternal/ rib fractures
- Pericardial tamponade
(Kindle book version page 5042)
Anxiety, impending doom, weak rapid pulse, cool clammy skin, pallor w cyanotic lips, nausea/vomiting, thirst, and a normal BP?
Compensated shock (Slide 12 shock power point)
How do you preserve an amputated limb?
1.
2.
3.
4.
1. Rinse off debris
2. Wrap in moist gauze
3. Seal in bag
4. Place in cool container
(Slide 12 soft tissue power point)
There are three drugs you cannot mix with sodium bicarbonate what are they?
Calcium, dopamine and norepinephrine (drug cards)
Most peoples lower right quadrant consist of:
- Descending Colon
- Small Intestine
- Left Ureter
- Left Greater Saphenous and....
_____
Bladder (abdominal trauma slide 76)