Spinal cord injury management — Flashcards

A _____ is indicated when an emergency airway is required or orotracheal / nasotracheal intubation is unsuccessful / contraindicated

In a _____ fracture, the compression side cortex fails while the bone remains intact on tension side

Patients with a basilar skull fracture can present with _____ ("raccoon eyes")

_____ pneumothorax is caused by blunt or penetrating trauma

Pelvic fractures can injure the anterior bladder wall, resulting in _____-peritoneal leakage of urine

Commotio cordis is ventricular fibrillation caused by _____

_____ is the most common cause of iatrogenic phrenic nerve injury