Trauma Flashcards
0
Q
Most common cause of pediatric seat >1year
A
Trauma
Accounts for 50% of all pedis deaths
1
Q
Most common cause of airway obstruction
A
The tongue
2
Q
Most common lethal injury in peds
A
Head injury
3
Q
Second most common cause if death <5years
A
Burns - most have inhalation injury
4
Q
Most common cervical fx<8yo
A
C1-4
5
Q
What fx is pathognomonic for child abuse
A
Metaphysial deformity aka bucket handle
6
Q
Leading cause if maternal death
A
Blunt trauma
7
Q
Cushing reflex
A
HTN
Bradycardia
8
Q
Cranial nerve injuries in basal skull fx
A
V VI VII VIII
hearing loss nystagmus ataxia
9
Q
Beck’s triad
A
Hypotension
JVD
Muffled heart sounds
10
Q
Most common organ injured in blunt trauma
A
Spleen
11
Q
Most common organ injured in penetrating trauma
A
Liver
12
Q
Most common sequelae of mass transfusion
A
Hypothermia
