SAQ 1026 – Paediatrics – toddler with major trauma and falling GCS

Marked out of 15.00

A 19-month-old child has been run over by a four-wheel-drive vehicle. She is tachycardic and pale with a large boggy scalp haematoma.

Her GCS falls to 4 during assessment.

Explain why tachycardia may indicate haemorrhagic shock in this child.

(Marked out of 2.0)


/ 2

Give formulae or estimates for systolic blood pressure, weight and blood volume in this age group.

(Marked out of 3.0)


/ 3

List indications for activating a paediatric massive transfusion protocol.

(Marked out of 3.0)


/ 3

List haematological targets during ongoing resuscitation.

(Marked out of 3.0)


/ 3

Discuss tranexamic acid and permissive hypotension in this child.

(Marked out of 4.0)


/ 4

Total Score: 0 / 15

Percentage: 0%