Trauma Lecture 7 Flashcards

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common rib fractures

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  • absorb the force from trauma
  • 4-9 most frequently fractured
  • broken ribs enter the pleural space
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signs and symptoms for rib fractures

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  • localized tenderness
  • crepitation
  • pain on inspiration
  • self-splinting
  • reduced tidal volume and respiratory rate
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3
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treatment for rib fractures

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  • monitor respiratory distress or failure
  • assess lung sounds and for other chest injuries
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4
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costcochondritis

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  • chest pain often times with movement
  • reproducible
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5
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flail segment

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breakage in 2 or more ribs in 2 or more spots

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signs and symptoms of flail segment

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  • dyspnea
  • pain on inspiration/palpation
  • paradoxical movement of chest
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7
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treatment of flail segment

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  • oxygen
  • BVM ventilations
  • positioning
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8
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pneumothorax

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“air in chest” or “collasped lung”

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9
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open (pneumothorax)

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penetrating trauma (air filing to lungs)

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10
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closed (pneumothorax)

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blunt force trauma (air filing from lungs)

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11
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simple (pneumothorax)

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litte effect on cardiac output

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tension (pneumothorax)

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hemodynamic instability

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signs and symptoms of tension pneumothorax

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  • diminished to absent breath sounds on affected side
  • progressive dyspnea
  • cyanosis
  • subcutaneous emphysema
  • hypotension
  • jugular vein distension
  • tracheal deviation (very late sign)
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14
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hemothorax

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blood in the chest

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15
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sign and symptoms of hemothorax

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shock is present following chest trauma with diminished lung sounds

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16
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hemopneumothorax

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blood and air in the chest

17
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cardiac tamponade

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  • blood in the pericardia sac
  • prevents the heart from expanding
18
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signs and symptoms of cardiac tamponade

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  • beck’s triad: narrow pulse pressure or hypotension
  • jugular vein distension
  • muffled heart tones
  • pulsus paradoxus
19
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treatment to pneumo/ tension/ tamponade

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occlude open wounds

20
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myocardial contusion

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  • bruise of the heart muscle
  • mimics the signs of a heart attack in a patient following chest trauma
21
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signs and symptoms of myocardial contusion

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  • conduction defects
  • inability to pump effectivey
  • reduced cardiac output
  • possible irregular pulse and rib fractures
22
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treatment for myocardial contusio

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  • treat primary assessment problesm
  • treat other chest injuries
23
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commotio cordis

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  • a lethal disruption of a normal heart rhythm into ventricular febrillation
  • occurs due to sudden, direct blow to the chest directly over the heart at critical time during the cardiac cycle
24
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pulmonary contusion

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bruise to the lung tissue that causes blood in the alveoi

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signs and symptoms of pulmonary contusion
* dyspnea * hemoptysis
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treatment for pulmonary contusion
* oxygen * BVM ventilation
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treatment for laceration of great vessels
* ventilatory support, if needed * treat for shock
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sternal fracture
* requires a signficant amount of force * can cause an index of suspicion for injuries to underlying organs
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traumatic asphyxia
sudden, severe compression of the chest * increases the pressure inside the chest
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signs and symtpoms of traumatic asphyxia
* distended neck and eye veins * cyanosis in the face and neck * hemorrhage into the sclera of the eye
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abominal injuries
* penetrating * eviscerations * kidney injuries * urinary bladder injuries * genitourinary injuries
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abdominal organs in the right upper quadrant
liver
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abdominal organs in the left uppe quadrant
spleen
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common abdominal injuries
seat belts
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kidney injuries
* trauma to the flank * bruising over the flank * hematuria
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urinary bladder injuries
* physica trauma to the lower abdomen * blood at the urethra opening
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treatments for genital injuries (males)
* dry, sterile gauze * direct pressure * leave foreign bodies in place * transport avulsed tissue with the patient
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treatments for genital injuries (females)
* dry, sterile gauze * direct pressure * leave foreign bodies in place * never pack or place dressings in the vagina