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primary trauma survey
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airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure
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five criteria that increase the risk for potential instbability of the cervical spine
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neck pain, severe distracting pain, any neurological signs or symptoms, intoxication,LOC at the scene
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incidence of cervical spine trauma is
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2%, 10% in the presence of severe head injury
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what is manual in line stabalization
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manual immobilization of the head and neck by an assistant to stabalize the neck during laryngoscopy
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mainstay in therapy of hemmoragic shock
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iv fluid administration and transfusion.
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commonly used induction agents for trauma patients include
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ketamine and etomidate
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any trauma patient with altered loc is
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considered to have a brain injury
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clinical classification of shock
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mild-less than 20% lost bv
moderate is 20-40 severe is above 40 |
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distant heart sounds, narrow pulse pressure, distended neck veins are a sign of
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pericardial temponade
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nitrous oxide is avoided in trauma patients due to
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possibility of pneumothorax
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primary trauma survey
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airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure
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five criteria that increase the risk for potential instbability of the cervical spine
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neck pain, severe distracting pain, any neurological signs or symptoms, intoxication,LOC at the scene
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incidence of cervical spine trauma is
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2%, 10% in the presence of severe head injury
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what is manual in line stabalization
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manual immobilization of the head and neck by an assistant to stabalize the neck during laryngoscopy
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mainstay in therapy of hemmoragic shock
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iv fluid administration and transfusion.
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commonly used induction agents for trauma patients include
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ketamine and etomidate
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any trauma patient with altered loc is
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considered to have a brain injury
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clinical classification of shock
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mild-less than 20% lost bv
moderate is 20-40 severe is above 40 |
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distant heart sounds, narrow pulse pressure, distended neck veins are a sign of
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pericardial temponade
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nitrous oxide is avoided in trauma patients due to
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possibility of pneumothorax
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high thoracic ( at..) lesions will eliminate
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T1-T4 will eliminate sympathetic innervation of the heart leading to bradycardi
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lesions of the cervical spine involving the ...nerves at...will cause
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lesions of the cervical spine involving phrenic nerves at C3-C5 will cause apnea
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acute high spinal cord injury will cause
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spinal shock
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spinal schock is
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loss of sympathetic tone in the capacitance and resitance vessels below the level of the lesion, resutling in hypotension, bradycardia, areflexia and gi atony.
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venous distension in the legs is a sign of
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spinal cord injury.
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succinocholine can be used
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first 48 hours following injury but is associated with hyperkalemia after.
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pulses parodoxus
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decline in BP of greater than 10 mmHG during spont inspiration.
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cardiac temponade
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neck vein distension, hypotension, muffled heart sounds plus pulses paradoxes
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carbon monoxide inhalation shifts the oxygen hemoglonin curve to the
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left and decreases oxyhemoglobin concentration
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why is alveoloar mv increased in burn patietns
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because of a hypermetabolic state
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