ATLS (ATLS)

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

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 nex...