ER2 Flashcards

1
Q

pts w/ maxillofacial trauma should be presumed to have?

A

unstable c spine injury

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2
Q

after ABC, do these 3:

A

ICE: IV access, cardiac monitor, elevate head to 30 degrees

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3
Q

drug to facilitate ET tube placement

A

vecuronium

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4
Q

severe coagulative complication of head trauma

A

1/3 patients (DIC)

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5
Q

best imaging tool for head trauma

A

noncontrast CT

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6
Q

subdural hematoma affects what two pop most?

A

elderly, alc (falls, assaults)

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7
Q

subacute hematoma = ?

A

3d - 3w

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8
Q

subdural hematoma shape?

A

crescent

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9
Q

skull fx

  • not clinically sig?
  • is?
A

linear

depressed

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10
Q

best anesthesia?

A

lidocaine w/ epi

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11
Q

TMJ mcc?

A

trauma while opening mouth

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