CRACKCast E228 - Neck Trauma - a podcast by The CanadiEM.org Team
from 2021-08-07T01:15:45
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Core Questions
- Outline the anatomic borders of the anterior and posterior triangles of the neck.
- Detail the borders and associated contents of the three zones of the neck.(Box 37.1)
- List 5 hard and 5 soft signs of penetrating neck trauma (Box 37.2)
- List 5 hard and 5 soft signs of vascular injury
- Outline an approach to the management of a patient with a hemorrhaging penetrating neck wound.
- Describe the management of a patient with a suspected venous air embolism.
- Outline the steps in performing an awake intubation.
- Outline the indications for imaging to screen for blunt cerebrovascular injury.(Table 37.2)
- Detail the appropriate imaging studies to order in the patient at risk for or with suspected blunt cerebrovascular injury.
Wisecracks
- What structure, if violated, should make you suspect injury to the deep tissues of the neck?
- What study or studies is/are indicated to evaluate a patient for suspected esophageal injury.
- List 4 mechanisms of morbidity and mortality that occur as the result of vascular injury in the neck.
- What is the most common mechanism of injury causing blunt cerebrovascular injury?
- List 3 mechanisms that cause pulmonary edema in a patient post-hanging.
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