trauma

Question 1

big 6 deadly problems

Answer 1

airway obstruction
tension pneumo
open pneumo
flail chest
cardiac tamponade
massive internal/external hemorrhage

Question 2

trauma triad of death

Answer 2

coagulopathy
hypothermia
metabolic acidosis

Question 3

beck’s triad

Answer 3

cardiac tamponade

JVD
muffled heart sounds
hypotension

also pulses paradoxus

Question 4

flail chest

Answer 4

2 or more rib fractures in 2 or more places

Question 5

key mgmt for head trauma

Answer 5

avoid hypoxia and hypotension

avoid secondary injury

CT scanning should never delay transfer to definitive care