EM Trauma 8 (MC 2) Flashcards
most common ocular injury after frontal bone fracture
afferent pupillary defect
most rapidly fatal injury after blunt neck injury
airway occlusion
2nd most common means of suicide death
hanging
most common pathophyisologic cause of death after strangulation
cerebral anoxia and ischemia
most readily accessible area to assess breath sounds
axillae
most common cause of pulmonary contusion
compression-decompression injury
most common cause of hemothorax
bleeding from direct lung injury
most common pathophysiologic mechanism of pneumomediastinum after blunt chest trauma
alveolar rupture
most commonly seen setting of hemorrhage from pulmonary laceration
displaced rib fracture
most common area of consolidation in aspiration pneumonia after severe trauma
right middle and lower lung field
most common location of tracheobronchial injuries
within 2 cm of the carina or at the origin of lobar bronchi
most frequent mechanism of cervical tracheal injuries
anterior neck strokes the steering wheel / dashboard
most frequent cause of diaphragmatic injuries
penetrating from GSW
most traditional approach to needle decompression
14 gauge IV needle into MCL just above the rib, 2nd ICS
most common mechanism resopnsible for most blunt cardiac injury
rapid deceleration
