LECTURE 5 Flashcards
faint or dizzy headache profuse sweating irritability weak, rapid pulse shallow breathing pale, cool, clammy skin nausea, vomiting muscle tx
tx: lie down, drink water, use caution
what is this?
heat exhaustion
absence of sweating pulsating headache hot, red, dry skin high body temp above 103 nausea, vomiting strong, rapid pulse confusion convulsions LOC
tx: cooling down
what is this?
heat stroke
impact, shear, force, stress, torque, torsion, fatigue, rotation, velocity, gravity, deformity, failure
what are these descriptions?
adjectives for biomechanics and physics of injuries
trauma testing?
c spine CT scan x rays MRI compartment pressures
examples of Antibiosis?
PCN Allergies *** No Holes coverage: vanco, aminoglcoside, flagyl Staph # 1 organism Shoe sole injury: Pseudomonas Water injury: gram negative- vibrio Farm/ outdoor injury: anaerobic organism
what are examples of anaerobic organisms?
Streptococcus Peptostreptococcus Clostridium tetani Clostridium perfringes Clostridium difficile
Lauge- Hansen Weber- Danis Rowe Essex- Lopresti Sanders Gaustillo- Anderson Stewarts Hardcastle Quenu- Kuss Rosenthal Jahss
classifications
Mechanism of Injury Amount soft tissue involvement Vascular structure involvement Fracture configuration Amount of contamination 10 x5
what is this classification?
Gustillo-Anderson Classification
clinical eval for ankle fractures?
mech of Injury localized tenderness soft tissues neuromuscular status tendons
management of ankle fx?
rule1: assessment of stability is paramount
rule2: perform competent internal fixation
assessment of stability of ankle based on what ligament?
deltoid ligament
strong ligaments support the ankle medially which are?
superficial deltoid ligament
deep deltoid ligament
lateral ligament complex comprises?
anterior talofibular ligament-ATFL
calcaneofibular ligament-CFL
posterior talofibular ligament-PTFL
what is the syndesmosis complex?
fibrous connection comprising anterior and posterior tibiofibiular ligament and interosseous ligament
