SAQ 574 – Trauma – penetrating anterior neck injury

Marked out of 13.00

You are the emergency consultant in charge in a tertiary emergency department. Ambulance pre-notifies you of a 20-year-old man allegedly stabbed in the anterior neck with active bleeding. He will arrive in 10 minutes.

Observation Result
Blood pressure 100/75 mmHg
Heart rate 85/min
Respiratory rate 22/min
SpO2 92% room air
Temperature 36 C
GCS 14, intoxicated

State four (4) preparation priorities before arrival.

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On arrival, he has active non-pulsatile bleeding from a single wound in Zone II using the Roon and Christensen classification. State the boundaries of Zone II of the neck.

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List four (4) important anatomical structures in Zone II.

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List four (4) hard aerodigestive signs in penetrating neck trauma that would mandate emergent theatre.

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Total Score: 0 / 13

Percentage: 0%

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