TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 52. Airway Management in the Pregnant Trauma Victim A1 - Olufolabi, Adeyemi J. A1 - Muir, Holly A. A2 - Hung, Orlando A2 - Murphy, Michael F. PY - 2012 T2 - Management of the Difficult and Failed Airway, 2e AB - A 35-year-old pregnant woman, at approximately 36 weeks gestation, is admitted to the emergency department (ED) following a motor vehicle crash. She has a closed head injury, bilateral femoral fractures, and possible abdominal trauma. Her Glasgow coma score (GCS) is 5; she does not open her eyes (1); there is no audible vocalization (2); and she is showing decorticate rigidity (3). Her heart rate is 135 beats per minute (bpm), blood pressure 85/40 mm Hg, and respiratory rate is 40 breaths per minute and shallow. Fetal heart rate (FHR) is 110 bpm. The oxygen saturation (SaO2) is 90% on a non-rebreathing oxygen mask. A cervical collar is in place and Thomas splints are being applied to the legs. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55872667 ER -