Polytrauma - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Early management of adult traumatic spinal cord injury in patients with polytrauma

1. When is the "1st peak" in the Trimodal Death Distribution? ANS seconds - minutes after injury 2. When is the "2nd peak" in the Trimodal Death Distribution? ANS minutes - hours after injury 3. When is the "3rd peak" in the Trimodal Death Distribution? ANS days - weeks after injury 4. What is the ABCDE Approach? ANS 5. is common in the polytrauma patient and can pose life-threatening problems if not promptly identified during the primary survey. ANS Thoracic injury 6. Patient ...

Acquired brain injury (ABI) - injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative, or induced by birth trauma Traumatic Brain injury - an alteration in brain function or other evidence of brain pathology caused by an external force Mild brain injury - -AKA concussion -brief or no loss of consciousness -its presentation may demonstrate vomiting, lethargy, dizziness, and inability to recall what just happened Moderate brain injury - -marked by unconsciousness for any p...

Acquired brain injury (ABI) - ANSWER injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative, or induced by birth trauma Traumatic Brain injury - ANSWER an alteration in brain function or other evidence of brain pathology caused by an external force Mild brain injury - ANSWER -AKA concussion -brief or no loss of consciousness -its presentation may demonstrate vomiting, lethargy, dizziness, and inability to recall what just happened Moderate brain injury - ANSWER -marked ...

Multifragmentary Fracture - ANSWER-Complex fracture with several irregular intermediate fragments involving 4cm or more of the tibial diaphysis. extensive shattering. Comminuted Fracture - ANSWER-When a bone breaks into several pieces Intra-articular - ANSWER-Situated within, occurring within, or administered by entering a joint Extra-articular - ANSWER-outside of or other than a joint displaced fracture - ANSWER-bone snaps in 2 or more parts and moves so that the two ends are not lined ...

PRE-ASSIGNMENT - ETD POSTING1. Definition of Polytrauma●Polytrauma occurs when someone/person experiences injuries to multiple body part and organsystems for example when a person has a serious brain or head injury as well as a serious burninjury on their head/body.2. Life threatening Conditions -ATOMICA:airway obstruction●The airway can become narrowed or blocked due to many causes, including: Allergic reactions inwhich the trachea or throat swell closed, including allergic reactions to a b...

CBPS Pearls Study Exam Questions & Answers. Always Order: PE - CORRECT ANSWER Appearance of foot, Vascular & Neuro, Muscle Strength, Palpate lymph Nodes, Gait exam Always Order: Labs - CORRECT ANSWER Cbc or components, BMP or components, PT/INR/Pregnancy Always Order: Imaging - CORRECT ANSWER Xray first - then go back to physical to tailor TREES: Trauma - CORRECT ANSWER SPAM VLT Coke On Side SPAM VLT Coke On Side - CORRECT ANSWER Stabalize patient, Polytrauma, Allergies, Meds...

CBIS test comprehensive accurAcquired brain injury (ABI) - ANSWER injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative, or induced by birth trauma Traumatic Brain injury - ANSWER an alteration in brain function or other evidence of brain pathology caused by an external force Mild brain injury - ANSWER -AKA concussion -brief or no loss of consciousness -its presentation may demonstrate vomiting, lethargy, dizziness, and inability to recall what just happened Moderate b...

EFMB Written Test Study Guide (CPG ID: 63) Questions and answers, Graded A+/ A Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 13-15 indicates a traumatic brain injury (TBI) severity classification of... - -Mild Page 3 A Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 9-12 indicates a traumatic brain injury (TBI) severity classification of... - -Moderate Page 3 A Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 3-8 indicates a traumatic brain injury (TBI) severity classification of... - -Severe Page 3 T/F: In no circumstance ...

Worldwide, how many die every year from trauma? - 5.8 million die every year Worldwide, how many die every day from trauma? - 16,000 die every day What is the DALY? - Disability adjusted life years One DALY = one year lost of healthy life DALY calculated years of life lost (YLL) and adding to years lived with disability (YLD). Measured by DALYS, in 1990 what rank did RTCs have in terms of impact on the world - in 1990 was 9th biggest impact Measured by DALYS, by 2020 ...