ATLS protocols — Flashcards

Treatment of tension pneumothorax is _____

Burn victims with oropharyngeal inflammation/blistering or carboxyhemoglobin levels > _____ should be intubated to prevent upper airway obstruction by edema

Hint: %?

What is the underlying cause, imaging, and treatment of hemorrhagic shock in a patient with decreased breath sounds, tracheal deviation, and dullness to percussion? _____

What is the management in acute traumatic coagulopathy? _____

Gunshot wounds below the nipple (T4) and peritoneal signs = _____

After initial stabilization, burn patients who require aggressive fluid resuscitation should undergo _____ ASAP

What is the first thing you do in a trauma setting? _____

Facial fractures and closed head injuries should always prompt evaluation of the _____

_____ injury is never a source of hypovolemic shock

Hint: location

Patient losing airway due to neck hematoma → _____

Hint: next step