Emergency Medicine Flashcards
1
Q
What is FAST?
A
Focused Abdominal Sonographic Examination Trauma (FAST)
- Assessment for free fluid in →
- morison pouch (hepatorenal)
- splenorenal and supra-splenic space
- pelvis
- pericardial space
2
Q
What is the assessment approach (algorithm) for a trauma patient?
A
3
Q
What is the definition of Shock?
A
Insufficient cellular perfusion or inability to deliver sufficient oxygen to the tissues
4
Q
What is the definition of Haemorrhagic Shock?
A
- Inadequate tissue oxygenation resulting from a blood volume deficit
- In this situation, the loss of blood volume DECREASES venous return, cardiac filling pressures, and cardiac output
- End-organ perfusion is subsequently decreased as blood flow is preferentially preserved to the brain and heart
5
Q
What are the 3 Stages of Shock?
A
- Compensated
- Progressive
- Irreversible
