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Face and neck injuries |
Face may bleed plenty due to vascular, open injuries may allow for air embolism, always provide oxygen |
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Types of injuries
Eyes |
Vessel ruptures, for an object, thermal burns, I dislocation, electric burns, chemical burns, blow out fracture, laceration Treatment: stabilize cover in palled object, irrigate with copious amounts of water for 15 to20 minutes |
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Nose: |
Epistaxis : nose bleed, Deviated septum, Seabrough spinal fluid, for an object Treatment: If bleeding heavily or leaking CSSSSMO I position up freight pinch nose and lead forward |
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Ear |
Laceration, avulsion, by, foreign obj Treatment: soft tissue colon cleanse with sterile saline apply dry sterile dressing Inner ear injury: position of comfort, never remove large object, if any CSF no SMR |
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School fractures |
Basil or skill fractures, battle sides, Lynn your skull fractures Treatment: don’t apply excessive pressure directly on injury, bandages should not cover most of the head, closely monitor mental status |
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Traumatic brain injury |
Primary injury is damage sustained to the brain structure Secondary injury is from ceberal Edema, hemorrhage, pressure |
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Signs and symptoms of a concussion |
Confusion, seeing stars, headache, tinnitus dizziness, weakness, visual changes |
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Intercranial pressure |
Cushing triad : if showing signs hyperventilate at 20 bpm one every three seconds Treatment: O2 high flow Closely. Monitor mental status 2 things you want to prevent : hypoxia/hypotension |
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Intercranial hemorrhage Epidural hematoma |
(WORST ONE) Arterial bleed between duramater and skull Symptoms develop suddenly, immediate loss of consciousness |
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Subdermal hematoma |
Venus bleed between Dura Mater and brain Symptoms develop gradually, fluctuating level of consciousness |
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spinal injuries |
motor v accident ped vs auto fall >20 ft fall > 10 ft blunt trauma penetrating trauma rapid deceleration hangings |
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chest injuries |
any injuries that interfere with patients breathing must be treated w/o delay internal bleeding to the thoracic cavity can compress the heart and lungs ALWAYS monitor resp. efforts |
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types of chest injuries |
Always consider MOI prioritize injury by ABC hemothorax can be caused by penetrating chest injury |
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becks triad |
s/s of a cardiac tamponade JVD Narrowing BP Muffled heart tone |
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chest fractures |
clavicular sternal costal - Flail chest S/S |
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pulmonary contusion |
alveoli fills with blood and fluid |
