Car Go Boom
An injury pattern where the patient strikes the steering wheel followed by the windshield.
What is up-and-over?
The category in which a patient has a heart rate of 100 - 120, with a decreased pulse pressure, slight tachypnea and is mildly anxious.
What is Class II hemorrhagic shock?
A burn involving both layers of the dermis, sensation remains intact.
MAP - ICP, normally 60mmHg - 90mmHg.
What is cerebral perfusion pressure?
Narrow pulse pressure, JVD, muffled heart tones.
What is Beck's Triad of cardiac tamponade?
Periumbilical ecchymosis.
What is Cullen's sign?
A condition generally exhibiting with a temperature of >104F and altered mental status.
What is heat stroke?
An impact that commonly results in hip, shoulder and neck injuries.
What is a lateral impact?
A systolic pressure of 80 - 90mmHg or a palpable radial pulse.
What are the resuscitation end points in hemorrhagic shock?
The burnt area of a man with significant burns to both of his abnormally large palm size nipples.
What is an 2% BSA burn?
An arterial injury characterized by loss of consciousness, a temporary period of lucidity, followed by rapid decompensation.
What is an epidural hematoma?
JVD, hypotension, loss of unilateral lung sounds.
What is a tension pneumothorax?
The big thing in your RUQ which bleeds a lot if hurt.
What is the liver?
Full thickness frozen tissue, muscle and bone involvement, solid.
What is fourth degree frost bite?
A collision which results in acceleration of the vehicle and a whiplash effect on the patient.
What is a rear end collision?
Hypothermia, coagulopathy and acidosis.
What is the lethal triad/trauma triad of death?
The weight of a female requiring 5,600mL of fluid after sustaining 20% BSA burns.
What is 70kg?
Hypotension, hypoxia, hypo- or hypercapnia, hypo- or hyperglycemia, seizures.
What are examples of secondary brain injury causes?
Flail segment.
What are the fractures of two or more ribs in more than one place?
Leave it the he%$ alone, stabilize it in place and transport.
What is the management of an impaled object?
Immediate descent, high flow oxygen, intubation for airway protection if needed.
What is the treatment for high altitude cerebral edema?
Pelvis into bumper, chest or abdomen into hood, launched and probably run over.
What is child versus auto or Waddel's Triangle?
Bradycardia, hypotension and pooling of blood.
What are signs and symptoms of neurogenic shock?
A process caused by strong alkalis resulting in the saponification of tissue.
What is liquefactive necrosis?
A syndrome characterized by the loss of pain and temperature on one side, loss of motor, vibration, motion and position on the other.
What is Brown-Sequard syndrome?
A condition which can present with bowel tones in the chest.
What is diaphragmatic rupture?
Internal rotation and lengthening.
What is presentation of a hip dislocation?
Dizziness, pale, cool diaphoretic skin, thready pulses, tachypnea, alert and oriented.
An engineered section of the vehicle designed to lengthen the overall deceleration time.
What are crumple zones?
Push it, pack it, wrap it.
What is the management of acute hemmorrhage?
An emergent procedure to release constriction induced by burns.
What is an escharotomy?
A loss of strength and sensation in the upper extremities greater than the lower extremities.
What is central cord syndrome?
Blunt trauma, normally caused by a spherical projectile, resulting in ventricular fibrillation.
What is commotio cordis?
Attempt to reduce fracture, if unsuccessful transport emergently.
What is the management of a pulseless extremity?
Sudden loss of consciousness after surfacing from a dive, respiratory distress, hemodynamic collapse.
What is an arterial gas embolism until proven otherwise?