trauma & cric care Flashcards
Crash 3 trial
TXA is safe in patients with traumatic brain injury and that treatment within 3 hours of injury reduces head injury–related death.
TXA dosing?
1g within 3 hours then
1g given over 8 hours
PROMMTT study
early administration of balanced blood products leads to a decreased 6-hour mortality rate
1:1:1 red blood cells:platelets:plasma is recommended
LD50 fall from height
4 stories
indication for hemostatic resucitation?
4+ U RBC in 1 hour
or 10+U in 24 hours
timing of acute traumatic coagulopathy?
immediate, happens before ED arrival.
FAST locations?
perihepatic (MC to see blood), perisplenic, pelvis, pericardium (START WITH PERICARDIUM)
when to use low v high frequency FAST US?
low: good for tissue penetration
high: good for resolution
FAST cannot detect fluid < ?
<80 cc.
FAST scan misses what?
hollow viscus injury, rp bleeding
when is local wound exploration OK in penetrating abdominal trauma?
if no fascial violation (after ruled out peritonitis/evisceration)
bladder pressure in abdominal compartment syndrome?
25-30 mm Hg.
ED thoracotomy
4th or 5th IC space
open pericardium ant to phrenic
cross clamp aorta; watch anterior esophagus
ED thoracotomy indication (Fiser)
- penetrating 15 min chest
- penetrating 5 min non-chest
- penetrating with signs of life on way to hospital
- blunt 5 min
epidural (lenticular) or subdural (crescent) hematoma OR indication?
midline shift > 5 mm
epidural > 15mm
sundural >10mm
MC bleed in head trauma?
Intraparenchymal hemorrhage.
normal cerebral perfusion pressure
60+ mm Hg
Cerebral perfusion pressure calculation?
CPP = MAP - ICP
Main regulator of CPP?
PaCO2 (this autoregulation is lost in TBI)
normal ICP?
10 mm Hg (keep <20 mm Hg)
Co2 and Na goals in increased ICP?
CO2 (relative hyperventilation) 30-35 pCO2
Na goal 140-150
mannitol in increased ICP? Side effect?
1 g/kg; give 0.25 mg/kg q4h after that
Side effect: HYPOTENSION
ICP monitor indication and types?
GCS < 8 with abnormal CT.
Ventriculostomy into ventricle.
BOLT into parenchyma. (cannot drain CSF)
Golden rule of Head Trauma?
Avoid HYPOtension and HYPOxia (to avoid secondary brain injury and HYPER&HYPOglycemia