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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/ 1
List four (4) important anatomical structures in Zone II.
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/ 4
List four (4) hard aerodigestive signs in penetrating neck trauma that would mandate emergent theatre.
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/ 4
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