When managing abdominal trauma, EMTs should keep exposed organs sterile and moist. They should also: Remove all clothing Roll the patient to find all injuries, including exit wounds Control bleeding Cover wounds with sterile gauze or abdominal pads Gently drape the pads over the wound Not push abdominal contents back into the body cavity Early management of abdominal trauma includes: Hemostatic resuscitation Permissive hypotension Damage control surgery Naso/orogastric tube (N/OGT) Urinalysis Imaging The most reliable signs and symptoms of blunt abdominal trauma in alert... Show more When managing abdominal trauma, EMTs should keep exposed organs sterile and moist. They should also: Remove all clothing Roll the patient to find all injuries, including exit wounds Control bleeding Cover wounds with sterile gauze or abdominal pads Gently drape the pads over the wound Not push abdominal contents back into the body cavity Early management of abdominal trauma includes: Hemostatic resuscitation Permissive hypotension Damage control surgery Naso/orogastric tube (N/OGT) Urinalysis Imaging The most reliable signs and symptoms of blunt abdominal trauma in alert patients are: Pain, Tenderness, Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, Hypovolemia, and Evidence of peritoneal irritation. The most important initial concern in the evaluation of a patient with blunt abdominal trauma is assessment of hemodynamic stability. Show less
When managing abdominal trauma, EMTs should keep exposed organs sterile and moist. They should also: Remove all clothing Roll the patient to find all injuries, including exit wounds Control bleeding Cover wounds with sterile gauze or abdominal pads Gently drape the pads over the wound Not push abdominal contents back into the body cavity
Early management of abdominal trauma includes: Hemostatic resuscitation Permissive hypotension Damage control surgery Naso/orogastric tube (N/OGT) Urinalysis Imaging
The most reliable signs and symptoms of blunt abdominal trauma in alert patients are: Pain, Tenderness, Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, Hypovolemia, and Evidence of peritoneal irritation. The most important initial concern in the evaluation of a patient with blunt abdominal trauma is assessment of hemodynamic stability.
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