You are the overnight registrar in a tertiary emergency department. Ambulance gives a pre-arrival notification at 02:00 for a 25-year-old man with multiple stab wounds to the chest, arriving in 10 minutes.
Vital signs are HR 150 bpm, BP 72/41 mmHg, SaO2 90% on 15 L oxygen, RR 30/min and GCS 12.
List six (6) potential life-threatening injuries.
(Marked out of 6.0)
/ 6
Briefly describe how you would prepare to receive him.
(Marked out of 5.0)
/ 5
State the indications for ED thoracotomy in trauma.
(Marked out of 3.0)
/ 3
Estimate survival rates after ED thoracotomy for traumatic arrest in penetrating chest trauma and blunt trauma.
(Marked out of 2.0)
/ 2
Total Score: 0 / 16
Percentage: 0%
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