Trauma

Question 1

Talk about cavitation and what parts of the body are affected the most

Answer 1

It’s the tunneling of a missile. Elastic parts of the body tolerate the insult much more than solid organs or bones.

Question 2

Most commonly injured organs from blunt force trauma

Answer 2

Spleen then liver

Question 3

Linear Skull Fractures

Answer 3

• Most common skull fracture
• Produces a line that usually extends to the base of the skull
• Multiple lines is referred to as linear stellate fractures
• Complications include infection, epidural hematomas if the line crosses a layer of the skull that houses the middle meningeal artery, and the dura tearing at the fracture site

Question 4

Diastatic Skull Fracture

Answer 4

• Involves the separation of sutures or bone fragments

Question 5

Basilar Skull Fracture

Answer 5

• Occurs when mandibular condyles perforate into the base of the skull but most often result from the extension of fracture of the calvaria

Question 6

What is a gastrointestinal concern with >20% TBSA?

Answer 6

• Stress related mucosal disease
• Infection