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Patients with a GCS of less than ___ usually require intubation. - ANS 8 The "A" in ABCD stands for _______. - ANS Airway maintenance with CERVICAL SPINE PROTECTION You should assume that any patient in a multisystem trauma with an altered level of consciousness or blunt injury above the clavicle has what type of injury? - ANS Cervical spine injury Flail chest is invariably accompanied by ______ which can interfere with blood oxygenation. - ANS ...

Oxygen flow rate for Bag Valve Mask (BVM)? - ANS 15 L/min (at least 10) drug Intubation - ANS -give meds if time -pre-oxygenate with high flow oxygen (if can't then need surgical airway) -suction available -size 8 ETT tube with working cuff -laryngoscope and GEB ready -visualize cords, inflate cuff -check position with breath sounds, co2 monitor, -secure tube and ventilate - CXR Circothyroidotomy - ANS -sterile prep and 2% lidocaine -6mm ET tube ...

What is the primary goal of treating TBI? How is this done? - ANS prevents secondary brain injury. This is done by maintaining blood pressure and providing adequate perfusion. After managing ABCDEs of TBI what MUST be identified if present? How is this done? - ANS mass lesion that requires surgical evacuation is critical! This is done with CT. NOTE: obtaining a CT should not delay patient transfer to a trauma center. Which brain lobes do the following hold: 1. anterior...

Definitive control of the airway is achieved by ____________ - ANS Endotracheal intubation How do you treat hypothermia in the ED? - ANS crystalloid fluids at 102.2 degrees F and warmed treatment area What does definitive hemorrhage control refer to? (3) - ANS 1) Possible surgery 2) Stabilizing of pelvis 3) Angioembolization What are rates of fluid administration measured by? - ANS Size and length of catheter Minimum flow rate of oxygen rese...

A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most appropriate next st...

Assessed first in trauma patient - ANS Airway (*)Degree of burn that is characterized by bone involvement - ANS Fourth Complications of head trauma - ANS Intracerebral hematoma Extradural hematoma Brain abscess Most common cause of laryngotracheal stenosis - ANS Trauma Intervention that can help prevent development of acute renal failure - ANS Infusion of normal saline A 26-year-old male is resuscitated with blood transfusion aft...

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