A 55-year-old male was involved in a rollover MVC after his car was cut off by another vehicle. The patient was restrained and is complaining of generalized abdominal pain, in addition to neck pain, back pain and extremity pain. His vitals are stable upon arrival into the trauma room. He has obvious...
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by
Rob
on 19 Jul 2010
Filed under: trauma, FAST, false-positive, ultrasound, hemoperitoneum
21-year-old male crushed between two heavy objects at work presents with abdominal and chest pain. His vitals are stable and he is afebrile. You perform a focused ultrasound of the RUQ and note the following… Take the Challenge
22-year-old male with single GSW along right lateral chest. On arrival he is in significant respiratory distress and is intubated and a 36 Fr CT inserted. You perform an ultrasound evaluation of the RUQ, midepigastric, and pelvic regions and note the following... Take the Challenge
A 16-year-old male with presents with a gunshot wound to his chest. The patient states he was in a house when he heard gunshots. As he ran from the house he developed pain to his right upper back. He presented to the ED via a private vehicle complaining of back pain & mild shortness of breath. His...
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EMsono Cases
by
Rob
on 4 Dec 2009
Filed under: trauma, FAST, Intermediate, Pediatric, GSW
24-year-old female with multiple traumatic injuries sustained in rollover MVC. She has left thoraco-abdominal bruising and tenderness. Her vitals: BP 108/64, HR 114, RR 22, T 36.9. Her blood pressure was unchanged and her HR decreased to 102 after 2 liters of NS. You perform a FAST ultrasound and obtain...