Pertinent Positive
Decreased lung sound right, dyspnea, SPO2 96 room air. Vitals stable
What is a pneumothorax?
Acquired due to excessive forces or abnormal movements.
What are biomechanical injuries ?
B in DCAP BTLS
What is bruising
The trio that causes progressive physiologic changes after a major traumatic injury
What are hypothermia, acidosis, and coagulopathy?
Starts with the transfer center page up to the transfer of care at receiving facility
What is patient assessment?
Cushing's Triad
What is bradycardia, irregular respirations, widening pulse pressure
Concussion after getting hit in the head by a baseball
What is blunt force injury?
D in ABCDE
What is Disability?
Referred to as the lethal triad, the triad of death, or the bloody vicious cycle.
What is the trauma cascade?
The survey that does a head-to-toe, lung sounds, abdominal sounds, and vitals
What is the secondary survey?
Hard, distended abdomen, hypotension, thready pulses, altered mental status
What are signs of internal hemorrhaging?
Transport patient to the trauma center after a pick-up truck ran his two feet over
What is a crush injury?
U in AVPU
What is Unresponsive?
Contributes to coagulopathy, impairs enzymatic reactions, reduces cardiac contractility, and increases the risk of infection.
What is hypothermia?
Primary survey mnemonic to look for life-threatening injuries or conditions
What is ABCDE?
Sudden change in responsiveness, confirmed head injury, unequal pupils (new finding)
What is increase ICP?
While doing gymnastics, the patient landed on the mat at an odd angle causing a distal tib/fib fracture with part of the bone punching through the skin.
What are biomechanicl and penetrating injuries?
Abbreviated as TIC
What is trauma-induced coagulopathy?
Abnormal platelet function decreased clotting factor levels, and impaired fibrinolysis.
What is coagulopathy?
Type of patient assessed every 5 minutes
What is the hemodynamically unstable patient?
Unilateral loss of lung sounds, cyanosis, and hypotension
What tension pneumothorax/
An unrestrained teenager ejected from her vehicle only to have the same vehicle rollover her during the process.
What is a multi-trauma patient?
Abbreviated as GCS
What is the Glosgow Coma Scale?
Metabolism resulting in the build-up of lactic acid due to inadequate oxygen delivery due to hypoperfusion.
Transferring diagnosis, treatment, and interventions administered, and test results if any.
What is part of the pre-arrival to facility assessment