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Thoracic Trauma

Assessment of thoracic trauma requires the identification of immediately life-threatening injuries on primary survey, and delayed life threats on secondary survey.

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Inhalation Injury

Inhalation Injury: 20% in burn patients; 60% in burns patients with central facial burns; causes a massive increase in mortality

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Finger Thoracostomy

Finger Thoracostomy: Any pneumothorax in a patient undergoing positive pressure ventilation; Actual or near traumatic cardiac arrest; Shocked state with no apparent cause; Pleural drainage is not indicated in drowning or hangings unless pneumothorax is diagnosed. Remember pleural decompression will reduce the efficiency of the ACD and impedance valve

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Extremity Injuries

The most important extremity injuries are those that are either life-threatening or limb-threatening in nature such as Pelvic disruption with massive hemorrhage; Severe arterial hemorrhage; and Crush syndrome

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Electrical Injury

OVERVIEW Definitions Flow = change in P/resistance Change in P = flow x resistance V = IR Voltage = the tendency of electrons to move through a conductive system (volts)Resistance = tendency of a material to limit flow of electrons…

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Compartment Syndrome CCC

Musculoskeletal compartment syndrome is a limb threatening condition resulting from increased pressure within a muscular compartment, which causes compression of the nerves, muscles and vessels within the compartment.

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Digoxin

CLASS MECHANISM OF ACTION DIRECT:inhibition of Na/K ATPase on the cell surface-> increased intracellular Na+ and increased extracellular K+-> increased intracellular Ca2+ due to Na+/Ca2+ antiporter-> calcium-medated  inotropy and increased automaticity, as well as negative dromotropy due to decreased intracellular K+ INDIRECT…