Trauma Life Support + Flashcards
major cause of long term morbidity
and mortality in developing nations
Road Traffic Accidents
what is importance of gold hour in trauma
Golden Hour = 80% of trauma
deaths in first hour after injury
Which is the high level of trauma center?
1 or 4?
1
Provides definitive care in wide range of complex traumatic patients
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 2
Provides initial stabilization and treatment. May care for uncomplicated trauma patients
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 3
Acceleration/Deceleration Injury
- compression
- shear
- overpressure
- shear
diaphragmatic rupture, bladder injury
- compression
- shear
- overpressure
- overpressure
spleen
- compression
- shear
- overpressure
- compression
trauma teams composed of
- team leader
- anesthetist
- general surgeon
- orthopedic surgeon
- er physician
- anesthetic assistant
- nurse 1
- nurse 2
- radiographer
- scribe
Hoarse or weak voice may indicate
a subtle tracheal or
laryngeal injury
2nd Intercostal space, Midclavicular line
- Needle Decompression
- Tube Thoracostomy
- Needle Thoracostomy
- Pericardiocentesis
Needle Decompression
5th Intercostal space, Anterior axillary line
- Needle Decompression
- Tube Thoracostomy
- Needle Thoracostomy
- Pericardiocentesis
- Tube Thoracostomy
Midclavicular line, Over the 2nd rib
- Needle Decompression
- Tube Thoracostomy
- Needle Thoracostomy
- Pericardiocentesis
- Needle Thoracostomy
most common sign of shock
Tachycardia (HR > 100)
arterial hypotension SBP
SBP < 120
first to disappear
Femoral Pulse
Radial Pulse
Carotid Pulse
Radial Pulse
disappears at 80 SBP
Femoral Pulse
Radial Pulse
Carotid Pulse
Femoral Pulse