CT Case 085
A 30-year-old female is brought into emergency following a high speed motor vehicle accident (MVA). She required intubation on scene with her GCS falling rapidly from 13 to 8.
A 30-year-old female is brought into emergency following a high speed motor vehicle accident (MVA). She required intubation on scene with her GCS falling rapidly from 13 to 8.
A Q&A approach to the recognition and management of more potentially life-threatening chest injuries in the major trauma patient.
The Case. This patient has been in your ED for over 24 hours waiting for a CCU bed. He presented with vomiting and syncope, but acquired left sided rib fractures during his collapse. He has been comfortable for most of…