Trauma/Emergencies — Flashcards

Using the Ottawa Anke rules, an ankle X-ray is only requires if there is pain in the malleolar zone, plus one of the following: • Tenderness at the _____ • Tenderness at the _____ • Inability to bear weight (both immediately and in the ED)

_____ embolism after lung trauma, ventilator use, removal of central line, or heart vessel surgery

Hint: Type

What is the treatment for traumatic clavicular fractures in older children? Displaced fractures → _____ Nondisplaced fractures → _____

Grade _____ splenic injury is defined as laceration penetrating 1-3 cm into the parenchyma or hematoma < 10-50% of the surface area

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

A(n) _____ hernia can mislead clinicians into thinking hernia is not incarcerated

Fractures of the _____ of the clavicle may require open reduction and internal fixation to prevent nonunion

_____ can present with point tenderness in the anterior shin

Hint: Shin splints or stress fractures

Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) should be considered for asymptomatic patients with ≥ _____% stenosis

Shortened and externally rotated hip after trauma = _____