Extremity Trauma — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What is the initial management in a trauma patient presenting with pericardial tamponade?_____

Answer: Needle pericardiocentesis

Flashcard 2: _____ criteria is used to diagnose fat embolism syndrome.

Answer: Gurd's

Flashcard 3: Pelvic fractures are classified under _____ colour in triage

Answer: Yellow

Flashcard 4: _____ tears affect only the intima and inner media (layers) of the aorta and are seen in deceleration trauma.

Answer: Ladder-rung

Flashcard 5: Degloving injuries is classified under _____ colour on traiging

Answer: yellow

Flashcard 6: Phase I of damage control sx consists of initial operative exploration to attain rapid control of active _____ and contamination

Answer: hemorrhage

Flashcard 7: Parkland’s formula for fluid resuscitation in burns: _____

Answer: 4 mL × weight (kg) × % TBSA

Extra: The calculated volume (typically Ringer's Lactate) is administered as follows: - First half: Given over the first 8 hours from the time of injury. - Second half: Given over the next 16 hours.

Flashcard 8: AAST Kidney Injury Scale: A laceration extending into the renal collecting system is classified as Grade _____.

Answer: IV

Extra: AAST Kidney Injury Scale: Grade I: Contusion or non-expanding subcapsular hematoma. Grade II: Non-expanding perirenal hematoma or laceration <1 cm deep (no extravasation). Grade III: Laceration >1 cm deep (no extravasation). Grade IV: Laceration extending through cortex, medulla, and collecting system; OR segmental vascular injury. Grade V: Shattered kidney OR hilar vascular avulsion/devascularization.

Flashcard 9: _____ is the next best step to manage a case of intraperitoneal bladder rupture

Answer: Laparotomy

Flashcard 10: While deep partial thickness burns _____ heal without scarring, simple partial thickness burns do heal without scarring

Answer: do not