Head, Face, Neck, Spine
This score assesses eye opening, verbal response, and motor response in trauma patients.
What is the Glasgow Coma Scale?
This life-threatening chest injury causes mediastinal shift and obstructive shock.
What is tension pneumothorax?
This solid organ is most commonly injured in blunt abdominal trauma.
What is the spleen?
This fracture complication occurs when pressure within a fascial compartment compromises circulation.
What is compartment syndrome?
This structure within synovial joints reduces friction and absorbs shock.
What is articular cartilage?
This type of skull fracture involves a break at the base of the skull and may produce Battle’s sign.
What is a basilar skull fracture?
This chest injury is defined by paradoxical movement of a free-floating chest wall segment.
What is flail chest?
This pelvic fracture complication can lead to massive retroperitoneal hemorrhage.
What is hemorrhagic shock?
This orthopedic emergency may present with pain, pallor, paresthesia, pulselessness, paralysis, and poikilothermia.
What is acute limb ischemia?
This type of joint allows movement in multiple planes, such as the shoulder.
What is a ball-and-socket joint?
This reflexive response includes hypertension, bradycardia, and irregular respirations in increased intracranial pressure.
What is Cushing’s triad?
This intervention is indicated for open pneumothorax management.
What is an occlusive dressing?
This diagnostic exam rapidly identifies free intraperitoneal fluid in trauma patients.
What is FAST ultrasound?
This shoulder injury most commonly occurs in the anterior direction.
What is shoulder dislocation?
This connective tissue structure attaches muscle to bone
What is a tendon?
This airway complication may rapidly occur in patients with expanding neck hematomas.
What is airway obstruction?
This lung injury often presents with worsening hypoxia several hours after trauma.
What is pulmonary contusion?
This vessel injury can rapidly become fatal in penetrating abdominal trauma.
What is abdominal aortic injury?
This orthopedic injury may produce fat embolism syndrome after long bone fractures.
What is a femur fracture?
This type of bone cell is responsible for bone resorption.
What is an osteoclast?
This type of intracranial hemorrhage is commonly associated with tearing of bridging veins.
What is a subdural hematoma?
Beck’s triad is associated with this traumatic condition.
What is cardiac tamponade?
This type of pelvic fracture is associated with significant instability from anterior-posterior compression.
What is an open-book pelvic fracture?
This syndrome may develop after crush injuries and produce hyperkalemia and myoglobinuria.
What is rhabdomyolysis?
This spinal curvature abnormality is characterized by exaggerated thoracic flexion.
What is kyphosis?