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A 19 year old man hiking in the forest fell 10 feet through at rotten plan on an old wooden bridge to the rocky stream below. He was transported to the ED within 30 mins complaining of chest pain. He is hypotensive on arrival to the ED. What do you do? A. 2L bolus crystalloid B. Send to OR C. 1...
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Añadir al carritoA 19 year old man hiking in the forest fell 10 feet through at rotten plan on an old wooden bridge to the rocky stream below. He was transported to the ED within 30 mins complaining of chest pain. He is hypotensive on arrival to the ED. What do you do? A. 2L bolus crystalloid B. Send to OR C. 1...
A 22yo M is hypotensive and tachycardia after a shotgun wound to the L shoulder. His BP is initially 80/40. After 2L of fluids his BP increases to 122/84. HR is 100bpm and his RR is 28. Breath sounds are decreased in the left hemithorax, and a closed tube thoracotomy is performed with a small amount...
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Añadir al carritoA 22yo M is hypotensive and tachycardia after a shotgun wound to the L shoulder. His BP is initially 80/40. After 2L of fluids his BP increases to 122/84. HR is 100bpm and his RR is 28. Breath sounds are decreased in the left hemithorax, and a closed tube thoracotomy is performed with a small amount...
Regarding airway compromise, which of the following is NOT a sign/symptom of this emergency?: Change in voice tone. Stridor. Decreased pulse pressure. Dyspnea and agitation. Tachypnea. Decreased pulse pressure. A 26 year • old woman is brought to the Emergency Department after being inv...
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Añadir al carritoRegarding airway compromise, which of the following is NOT a sign/symptom of this emergency?: Change in voice tone. Stridor. Decreased pulse pressure. Dyspnea and agitation. Tachypnea. Decreased pulse pressure. A 26 year • old woman is brought to the Emergency Department after being inv...
A 23-year-old man is brought immediately to the ED from the hospitals parking lot where he was shot in the lower abdomen. Examination reveals a single bullet wound. He is breathing and has a thready pulse. However, he is unconsious and has no detectable blood pressure. Optimale immediate management ...
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Añadir al carritoA 23-year-old man is brought immediately to the ED from the hospitals parking lot where he was shot in the lower abdomen. Examination reveals a single bullet wound. He is breathing and has a thready pulse. However, he is unconsious and has no detectable blood pressure. Optimale immediate management ...
A => E in ATLS *Airway* (and c-spine and catastrophic haemorrhage) *-* If answering questions that airway is patent *-* Use jaw thrust to protect c-spine *-* Give 100% oxygen *-* Assume c-spine injury in blunt trauma until proven otherwise (x-ray or satisfies Canadian c-spine rules) *Breat...
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Añadir al carritoA => E in ATLS *Airway* (and c-spine and catastrophic haemorrhage) *-* If answering questions that airway is patent *-* Use jaw thrust to protect c-spine *-* Give 100% oxygen *-* Assume c-spine injury in blunt trauma until proven otherwise (x-ray or satisfies Canadian c-spine rules) *Breat...
Assessed first in trauma patient Airway (*)Degree of burn that is characterized by bone involvement Fourth Complications of head trauma Intracerebral hematoma Extradural hematoma Brain abscess Most common cause of laryngotracheal stenosis Trauma Intervention that can help prevent devel...
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Añadir al carritoAssessed first in trauma patient Airway (*)Degree of burn that is characterized by bone involvement Fourth Complications of head trauma Intracerebral hematoma Extradural hematoma Brain abscess Most common cause of laryngotracheal stenosis Trauma Intervention that can help prevent devel...
Definitive control of the airway is achieved by ____________ Endotracheal intubation How do you treat hypothermia in the ED? crystalloid fluids at 102.2 degrees F and warmed treatment area What does definitive hemorrhage control refer to? (3) 1) Possible surgery 2) Stabilizing of pelvis 3) ...
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Añadir al carritoDefinitive control of the airway is achieved by ____________ Endotracheal intubation How do you treat hypothermia in the ED? crystalloid fluids at 102.2 degrees F and warmed treatment area What does definitive hemorrhage control refer to? (3) 1) Possible surgery 2) Stabilizing of pelvis 3) ...
When something crashes in secondary survey, you... GO BACK TO PRIAMRY SURVEY If the question says you do not have capabilities, you will most likely PREPARE FOR AND DO NOT DELAY TRANSPORT How much blood can femur lose 2L What is always going to be the shock type to pick Hemorrhagic What ...
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Añadir al carritoWhen something crashes in secondary survey, you... GO BACK TO PRIAMRY SURVEY If the question says you do not have capabilities, you will most likely PREPARE FOR AND DO NOT DELAY TRANSPORT How much blood can femur lose 2L What is always going to be the shock type to pick Hemorrhagic What ...
True or false? Although the mechanism of injury may be similar to those for the younger population, data shows increased mortality with similar severity of injury in older adults. True In the elderly population, what is decreased physiological reserve? aging is characterized by impaired adaptive ...
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Añadir al carritoTrue or false? Although the mechanism of injury may be similar to those for the younger population, data shows increased mortality with similar severity of injury in older adults. True In the elderly population, what is decreased physiological reserve? aging is characterized by impaired adaptive ...
Complete spine x-ray series A construction worker falls two stories from a building and sustains bilateral calcaneal fractures. In the emergency department, he is alert, vital signs are normal, and he is complaining of severe pain in both heels and his lower back. Lower extremity pulses are strong a...
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Añadir al carritoComplete spine x-ray series A construction worker falls two stories from a building and sustains bilateral calcaneal fractures. In the emergency department, he is alert, vital signs are normal, and he is complaining of severe pain in both heels and his lower back. Lower extremity pulses are strong a...
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