Trauma Flashcards
what is the #1 cause of death in 1-37 year olds in the US?
trauma
what is used in a trauma patient with significant bleeding without increasing thromboembolic events?
tranexamic acid
what is the first and only drug to decrease trauma mortality rates if given within 3 hours?
tranexamic acid
rapid sequence intubation with the use of medications to assist with intubation of a patient with intact gag reflexes
drug-assisted intubation
for severe head trauma, what should we consider using when accessing airway in a C-spine injury? (2)
lidocaine or fentanyl
what are 2 recommended locations for needle decompression in adult patients?
4th/5th intercostal space mid-axillary line
2nd ICS in mid-clavicular line
what can ensure adequate decompression of the chest and eliminate tension pneumothorax as the cause of decompression?
performing a finger thoracostomy
focused abdominal sonography for trauma that has been modified to include evaluation of the thoracic cavity for the presence of air
FAST
what has infusion of more than 1.5 liters of crystalloid fluid been associated with?
increased mortality
the transfusion of more than 10 units of blood in 24 hours or more than 4 units in 1 hour.
massive transfusion
what is the treatment for areas of injury in uncontrolled extremity hemorrhage?
tourniquets above injury
what history mnemonic is used for trauma?
AMPLE
Allergies
Medications
Past Med Hx
Last meal
Events leading to trauma
what can be done if there isn’t enough time to do the glasgow coma scale?
Rapid Neurological Assessment
“AVPU”
Awake
Verbal response
Painful response
Unresponsible
what should be administered for opioid intoxication?
IV naloxone
what should be administered for Wernicke’s encaphalopathy?
100mg IV thiamine
