TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 15. Airway Management of a Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury
A1  - Law, J. Adam
A1  - Crosby, Edward T.
A1  - Jagoda, Andy
A2  - Hung, Orlando
A2  - Murphy, Michael F.
Y1  - 2012
N1  - 
T2  - Management of the Difficult and Failed Airway, 2e
AB  - An  advanced  life  support  emergency  services  unit  brought  a  35-year-old  man  into  the  emergency  department  (ED)  backboarded  and  collared.  The  patient  was  an  unrestrained  driver  who  was  ejected  from  his  car  when  it  ran  off  the  road  and  hit  a  tree.  When  a  paramedic  team  arrived  10  minutes  after  the  crash,  the  patient  had  a  blood  pressure  (BP)  of  90/50  mm  Hg,  heart  rate  (HR)  100  beats  per  minute  (bpm),  respiratory  rate  (RR)  20  breaths  per  minute,  and  oxygen  saturation  (SpO2)  96%  on  room  air.  His  Glasgow  Coma  Scale  (GCS)  score  was  7  (opened  eyes  to  pain  2,  moaned  2,  abnormal  flexion  3).  Pupils  were  equal  and  reactive,  and  his  mouth  was  clenched  closed.  The  patient  was  given  oxygen  via  a  nonrebreathing  face  mask.  Although  the  patient  exhibited  periods  of  extreme  agitation  with  combative  behavior  during  transport,  intravenous  (IV)  access  was  obtained  and  an  infusion  of  Lactated  Ringers  was  begun.  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55868834
ER  -