Module 5: Pediatric Blunt Abdominal and Chest Trauma

Slide 1 - Learning ObjectivesSlide 2 - Anatomy relevant to blunt traumaSlide 3 - Trauma biomechanicsSlide 4 - Pediatric Trauma BiomechanicsSlide 5 - Tension pneumothoraxSlide 6 - Tension pneumothoraxSlide 7 - Tension Pneumothorax managementSlide 8 - HemothoraxSlide 9 - Hemothorax TreatmentSlide 10 - Mainstem intubationSlide 11 - Pericardial tamponadeSlide 12 - Pericardial Tamponade treatmentSlide 13 - Anatomy relevant to blunt abdominal traumaSlide 14 - Blunt abdominal traumaSlide 15 - Abdominal solid organ injurySlide 16 - CT scanning in pediatric patientsSlide 17 - CT scanning in pediatric patients 2Slide 18 - Solid organ injury grading scalesSlide 19 - Liver & Spleen Blunt InjurySlide 20 - Liver & Spleen Operative ManagementSlide 21 - National guidelines: liver and spleen injurySlide 22 - Vital signs in liver / splenic injurySlide 23 - Gastric distension in small childrenSlide 24 - Review question #1Slide 25 - Review question #2Slide 26 - Review question #3Slide 27 - Review question #4Slide 28 - Review question #5Slide 29 - ReferencesSlide 30 - Acknowledgments of 30

Review question #3

Module 5: Pediatric Blunt Abdominal and Chest Trauma

Which one of the following statements is TRUE regarding pericardial tamponade?

 Results from accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity

 Causes tracheal deviation and reduced venous return

 Is ruled out if there is no enlarged heart silhouette on x-ray

 Is confirmed by specific findings on echocardiography

Review question #2

Review question #4