Trauma — Flashcards

_____ is the most common organ to be injured in gunshot injury of the abdomen

Voluntary splinting as a result of pain, mechanically impaired chest wall movement and the associated lung contusion are all causes of _____ in flail chest

Presence of _____ units amylase/dL indicates a positive diagnostic peritoneal lavage

Which structures are fixed first during reimplantation of an amputated limb?_____

The TRISS score takes into consideration the "_____" to calculate the severity of the patient.

Approximately _____% of the EDH is associated with skull fracture

Ruptured abdominal viscera is classified under _____ colour on traiging

In patients of polytrauma, crystalloids are administered at _____ml/kg if hypotension is present or when the serum lactate levels measured are > 4mmol/L

What is the investigation of choice for suspected diaphragmatic injury?_____

For patients with persistent air leak (>72 hours) and failure of the lung to expand fully after tube thoracostomy, _____ is recommended