Trauma Basics
This doctor initiated the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program.
Who is Dr. James Styner?
This condition involves blood and fluid in the pericardial sac, restricting heart function.
What is Cardiac Tamponade?
The purpose of a chest tube is to restore this condition in the pleural space.
What is negative pressure?
Continuous bubbling in the water seal chamber usually means this complication.
What is a systemic air leak?
This triad (JVD, muffled heart sounds, hypotension) signals cardiac tamponade.
What is Beck’s Triad?
The first step in trauma assessment, including airway, breathing, and circulation.
What is the Primary Survey?
A hallmark sign of flail chest is this abnormal chest wall movement.
What is paradoxical movement?
Bubbling in this chamber indicates an air leak.
What is the Water Seal Chamber?
If a chest tube disconnects, the nurse should immediately do this.
What is place the end in sterile water or clamp briefly?
A sudden drop in BP and tachycardia after chest tube insertion may indicate this.
What is hemorrhage (excessive blood loss)?
This imaging tool is used during circulation assessment to detect internal bleeding.
What is E-FAST?
A penetrating chest wound with air entering/exiting is known as this.
What is an Open Pneumothorax (Sucking Chest Wound)?
Tidaling in the water seal chamber means this is occurring.
What is normal pleural pressure change during respiration?
During chest tube insertion, the patient should do this to reduce complications.
What is take a deep breath and hold it?
If no bubbling is seen after several days with a chest tube for pneumothorax, it may mean this.
What is the pneumothorax has resolved?
The secondary survey includes these two main components.
What are history and head-to-toe assessment?
Severe dyspnea, tracheal deviation, and absent breath sounds suggest this emergency.
What is Tension Pneumothorax?
The Heimlich valve chest tube allows this.
What is one-way air flow out of the chest?
A chest tube accidentally pulled out requires this immediate intervention.
What is apply a nonporous dressing taped on three sides?
The priority action if a patient becomes unstable after chest tube insertion.
What is assess the chest tube drainage system?
The American College of Surgeons developed ATLS in this year.
What is 2012 (9th edition reference)?
The biggest complication of flail chest.
What is pneumonia?
A dry suction system uses this to regulate pressure.
What is a dry suction regulator?
Nursing care includes monitoring this sign in the drainage collection chamber.
What is the amount, color, and sudden increases in drainage?
Untreated tension pneumothorax may rapidly progress to this life-threatening condition.
What is cardiogenic shock?