RT Book, Section
A1 Hicks, Shawn D.
A1 Law, J. Adam
A1 Murphy, Michael F.
A2 Hung, Orlando R.
A2 Murphy, Michael F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1146617802
T1 Unique Airway Issues in the Intensive Care Unit
T2 Hung's Difficult and Failed Airway Management, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259640544
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146617802
RD 2024/04/20
AB A  56-year-old  male  was  the  driver  of  a  motorcycle  involved  in  a  motor  vehicle  crash.  The  primary  survey  performed  by  the  trauma  team  reveals  the  patient  to  have  a  patent  airway,  with  spontaneous  breathing  and  clear,  bilateral  breath  sounds.  His  circulation  is  normal  with  strong  pulses  present  in  all  limbs  and  no  signs  of  external  hemorrhage.  His  Glasgow  Coma  Scale  is  14  of  15  due  to  slight  confusion.  Secondary  survey  reveals  rib  fractures  on  the  left  and  several  orthopedic  injuries  including  a  broken  tibia  and  femur  on  the  left  as  well  as  a  pelvic  fracture.  Several  hours  after  the  injury,  the  patient  is  brought  to  the  operating  room  (OR)  for  surgical  repair  of  the  long  bone  fractures  and  external  fixation  stabilization  of  the  pelvic  fracture  under  general  anesthesia.