RT Book, Section
A1 Olufolabi, Adeyemi J.
A1 Muir, Holly A.
A2 Hung, Orlando
A2 Murphy, Michael F.
SR Print(0)
ID 55872667
T1 Chapter 52. Airway Management in the Pregnant Trauma Victim
T2 Management of the Difficult and Failed Airway, 2e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-162344-5
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55872667
RD 2024/04/20
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.