How to assess chest trauma
MIST Mechanism of injury Injuries found and suspected Signs Treatment
What are some of the signs of a Tension Pneumothorax?
Mechanism of injury
Rising Pulse
Fall in blood pressure
Jugular Vein Distension (don’t wait for this to happen).
What is Serosangunas Fluid?
CSF + Blood
What is pulses paradoxis?
Pulse is affected by respirations
Name the 3 points where the aorta is fixed?
Where will retro peritoneal haemorrhaging accumulate?
The pelvic cavity.
What is ligamentum teres.
This is when the liver is forced down under severe compression causing the ligamentum teres to injure the liver like a cheesewire effect.
What does SCIWORA stand for?
Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiographic Abnormality