TRAUMA Flashcards
What should be prescribed within 1 hour of major haemorrhage and over how long and what route?
1g of TXA IV/IO over 10 mins
What is a FAST scan used for?
Focused assessment with sonography in trauma (commonly abbreviated as FAST) is a rapid bedside ultrasound examination performed by surgeons, emergency physicians, and certain paramedics as a screening test for blood around the heart (pericardial effusion) or abdominal organs (hemoperitoneum) after trauma.
What is the equation for cerebral perfusion pressure?
CPP= MAP - ICP
What criteria related to blood removal from a haemothorax mean that the thoracic surgeon should be called?
>1500ml immediately
>200ml/hr for two hours
What is a comminuted fracture?
A fracture where there are multiple fragments
What is the name of a fracture when it has broken through the skin?
Compound