You are the consultant in an urban emergency department. Ambulance pre-notifies you of a patient with shotgun wounds to the chest and abdomen following a domestic dispute. ETA is 10 minutes. A resuscitation bay and a senior doctor for the rest of the department are available.
State four (4) key steps to perform before patient arrival.
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State three (3) circumstances required for a thoracic gunshot wound to be managed with an intercostal catheter alone.
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State the significance of a missile fragment appearing blurred on chest x-ray.
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/ 1
State one (1) role of CT tractography.
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/ 1
State one (1) circumstance in which an abdominal gunshot wound should proceed to laparotomy.
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State the mechanism of death from a high-velocity bullet striking the chest.
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List seven (7) principles of forensic evidence collection.
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Total Score: 0 / 18
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