Head and Spinal Trauma Head injuries kill 50,000 people a year. Head, face neck and spinal injuries are closely related. Maxillofacial Injuries: compromised airway due to significant bleeding/swelling is the…
Thoracic Trauma Chest Injuries: 16,000 deaths, 20% of all traumatic deaths, second leading cause of trauma death. Rapid transport is their best chance = less than 10 min in the…
Specific Types of Burn Injuries Electrical Burns: Three types: Direct Contact burns - current to skin, Arc injuries - current jumps air to skin. Source, voltage and type of current…
Burn Severity: What is the depth of the burn? Superficial (no blister), Partial thickness (blister), Full thickness (all layers, nerve endings destroyed) What is the extent of the burn? Rule…
Shock: body’s response to poor perfusion Barorecepters: sensory nerve endings that sense changes in BP from vaso dilation/constriction Lower BP in response to increased arterial pressure Inhibit medulla Excite vagal…