ER2 Flashcards
1
Q
pts w/ maxillofacial trauma should be presumed to have?
A
unstable c spine injury
2
Q
after ABC, do these 3:
A
ICE: IV access, cardiac monitor, elevate head to 30 degrees
3
Q
drug to facilitate ET tube placement
A
vecuronium
4
Q
severe coagulative complication of head trauma
A
1/3 patients (DIC)
5
Q
best imaging tool for head trauma
A
noncontrast CT
6
Q
subdural hematoma affects what two pop most?
A
elderly, alc (falls, assaults)
7
Q
subacute hematoma = ?
A
3d - 3w
8
Q
subdural hematoma shape?
A
crescent
9
Q
skull fx
- not clinically sig?
- is?
A
linear
depressed
10
Q
best anesthesia?
A
lidocaine w/ epi
11
Q
TMJ mcc?
A
trauma while opening mouth