Truma (done)

Question 1

what do you always do in trauma

Answer 1

adequate iv access (2 large bore peripheral cannulars)

oxygen

Question 2

what are pulmonary life threatening issues

Answer 2

tension pneumothorax/ open pneumothorax
hemothorax
fail chest

Question 3

what does crepitus sound like

Answer 3

crackling. crunching nose that is accompanied flexing of the joint

Question 4

what is bad bruising called

Answer 4

hematoma

Question 5

what are airway life threatening issues

Answer 5

swelling- hematoma (bad bruising)
bleeding (nashophargngeal blood causing aspiration risk)
crepitus (suggest direct larangeal or tracheal injury)

high c-spine injuries can impair respiratory drive
burns- thermal injury causes airway edema and inhalation can cause hypoxia

Question 6

why might a patient not be able to move air to breath

Answer 6

spinal cord injury
traumatic brain injury
injury to diaphragm or ribs

Question 7

who are more at risk of an airway compromise

Answer 7

Glasgow coma scale bellow 9
facial truma (particularly with active bleeding)
larangeal trauma (such as a hanging victim)
burns pt