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ATLS Chapters 7-13

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What are the signs of neurogenic shock?   show
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How do you treat neurogenic shock?   show
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show Burst fractures (Jefferson fracture)  
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What’s the difference between types I, II, and III odontoid process fractures?   show
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What are the indications for c-spine radiographs in a trauma patient? Which x-ray views should be obtained?   show
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show >97% (CT with 3mm slices >99%).  
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Ten percent of all patients with a c-spine fracture have what?   show
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show cause pain  
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show Yes, if they are awake, alert, sober, neurological normal, have NO pain, and can flex, extend, and move their head to both sides without pain – you don’t need films.  
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show Not for more than 2 hours – get them off ASAP.  
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What’s a big difference in a physical finding between hypovolemic and neurogenic shock?   show
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show C6  
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Why might someone not be able to breathe if they have a long bone fracture?   show
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show <0.9  
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By LOOKING at the patient, what findings might suggest pelvic injury?   show
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Crush injuries may result in rhabdomyolysis – casts block flow, also iron is released which forms ROS which then damage cells and impair ability to regulate K+ etc… What can you do to prevent this?   show
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show 6  
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What things increase the risk for tetanus?   show
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Should legs be completely straight when splinting?   show
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show 20  
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show 1%  
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A high index of suspicion for inhalation injury must be maintained, because patients may not display clinical evidence for up to ___ hours, by this time edema may prevent non-surgical intubation.   show
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show 240  
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Patients with CO levels less than ___% usually don’t have any physical symptoms.   show
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Adult head BSA = ___%.   show
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show 18 (9 front, 9 back)  
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What is the main difference between adult and baby BSA determination for burns?   show
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Chest BSA = ___%.   show
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show 18  
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show 9 TOTAL (front AND back).  
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show 18 TOTAL (9 front, 9 back).  
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Baby front or back of leg BSA =___%.   show
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If you add up BSA head, chest, back, arms, and legs you get 99% of BSA. What is the remaining 1%?   show
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show Partial – go into dermis, FULL go all the way through dermis and into/beyond SQ tissue.  
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For patients with CO poisoning, the ½ life is ___ when breathing room air and ___ breathing 100% oxygen   show
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show 4 * weight (kg) * percent BSA burned = volume in 24 hours (1st half in 8 hrs, 2nd half over 16 hrs).4*70kg*25 percent = 7 liters in 24 hours. ***Use 25, NOT 0.25)***  
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show 10%  
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What percent partial/full thickness burns would qualify a 25 year old for a burn center transfer?   show
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show Face, eyes, ears, hands, genitalia, perineum, feet, skin overlying joints.  
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Does an inhalation injury warrant transfer to a burn center?   show
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show YES, 40 degree (104F) for 20-30 min should suffice. Don’t warm if there is risk of REFREEZING.  
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Insofar as hypothermia is concerned, patients are not pronounced dead until they are _____ and dead.   show
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What are you thinking if a child has broken ribs?   show
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How should you insert a Guedel in a kid?   show
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The normal systolic BP in kids can be estimated by what?   show
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How do you estimate a child’s total circulating volume?   show
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show 20 mL/kg warm crystalloid May need to repeat up to 3 times (60 mL/kg) then consider blood products.  
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Optimal UOP for infants is ___ mL/kg/hr.   show
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show 10 mL/kg (up to 1000 mL)  
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show Bulging fontanelles – these allow tolerance for expanding masses/swelling…  
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show Assuming that normal blood pressure = normovolemia. Many geriatric patients have uncontrolled hypertension, and if their normal systolic is 180, then 120/80 is relative HYPOtension for them.  
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How well do geriatric patients do with non-operative management of abdominal injuries compared to younger people?   show
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show Atrophic brains = stretching of the parasagittal bridging veins, making them more prone to rupture upon impact.  
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show Decreases – dilution by plasma (31-35% is normal in pregnancy)  
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show Normal, it can go up to 25,000 during labor!  
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show That it is always full. (Gastric emptying time increases during pregnancy). Early NG tube placement recommended.  
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A PaCO2 of 35 to 40 in a pregnant patient may indicate what?   show
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True or False: All Rh negative pregnant trauma patients should get Rhogam?   show
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show 65-70%, with a 10-fold reduction in serious injury.  
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