EM Trauma 7 (MC 1) Flashcards
most common location of thoracolumbar spine fracture
T12-L1, and
T7-T8
most common type of fracture in thoracolumbar spine injuries
anterior wedge compression fracture
most common injury in pelvis fracture
pubic ramus fracture
most common mechanism of pelvic fracture
lateral compression
most common fracture in women up to age 75
distal radius fracture (Colle’s)
single most common injury diagnosis that leads to hospitalization in the elderly
Hip fracture
most important determinant of morbidity and mortality in head injury
volume of intracranial blood and hematoma
most common cause of fetal death
maternal death > placental abruption
most sensitive clinical finding for placental abruption after trauma
uterine irritability (>3 contractions / hour)
most prominent symptom of central transteroial herniation
bilateral pinpoint pupils,
bilateral babinski,
increased muscle tone
most commonly inured region of the spinal column
cervical
most common cervical level where injuries occur
C2, C5 to C7
2nd most common region of spinal cord injury
thoracolumbar
most common thoracic fracture
vertebral wedge fracture
most common locataion of spinous process avulsion
lower cervical and upper thoracic
