Brain Freeze
The first priority in caring for a patient with suspected traumatic brain injury (TBI).
What is airway and cervical spine stabilization?
What is cervical collar and spinal motion restriction?
Absent lung sounds on one side = .
What is pneumothorax?
The most reliable early sign of internal bleeding.
What is unexplained tachycardia?
This complication includes hypothermia, acidosis, coagulopathy, and now calcium abnormalities.
What is the Trauma Diamond of Death?
The earliest and most sensitive sign of neuro deterioration.
What is change in level of consciousness (LOC)?
The most common site of spinal cord injury (SCI).
What is C5-C7 cervical spine?
Hallmark late sign of tension pneumothorax.
What is tracheal deviation away from affected side?
The most commonly injured organ in blunt trauma.
What is the spleen?
The most important intervention in uncontrolled external hemorrhage.
What is direct pressure or tourniquet application?
Hypertonic saline helps in traumatic brain injury by this mechanism.
What is reduces intracranial pressure (ICP)?
Shock type with hypotension + bradycardia after spinal cord injury (SCI).
What is neurogenic shock?
The definition of flail chest.
What is two or more adjacent ribs fractured in >2 places?
Left shoulder pain from splenic injury.
What is Kehr's sign?
A patient has chest trauma + abdominal tenderness + unstable pelvis. The top nursing priority is ...
What is control hemorrhage and support circulation (MTP if needed)?
The complication you must monitor for with hypertonic saline.
What is hypernatremia if corrected too quickly?
Turning technique for spinal cord patients.
What is logroll?
The intervention for open pneumothorax.
What is three-sided occlusive dressing?
Positive FAST means.
What is free fluid in the abdomen, likely hemorrhage?
Your advanced pregnant trauma patient has now coded, what do you anticipate the provider needs to do?
What is post-mortem c-section within 5 minutes (cut at 4, out at 5)?
Advantage of hypertonic saline over mannitol in traumatic brain injury (TBI).
What is maintains intravascular volume and improves hemodynamics?
ED priority intervention for suspected spinal cord injury (SCI).
What is maintain airway with cervical spine stabilization?
Muffled heart sounds, distended jugular veins, and hypotension is indicative of this.
What is cardiac tamponade?
This should be avoided until cleared surgically in abdominal trauma.
What is oral intake? (Or NG/OG tube if basilar skull fracture present)
This fluid resuscitation strategy is recommended in polytrauma patient.
What is balanced resuscitation-- permissive hypotension (SBP > 90 mmHg)?