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Title: Your patient is a 33-year-old man who has a gunshot wound to his right leg and has active, steady, d Post by: lovesong on Nov 4, 2015 Your patient is a 33-year-old man who has a gunshot wound to his right leg and has active, steady, dark red bleeding. He is awake, pale, and diaphoretic. He has a strong radial pulse of 112 per minute, a respiratory rate of 24 breaths per minute, and a blood pressure of 122/82 mmHg. He has no other injuries or complaints. Which of the following is the BEST sequence of steps in the management of this patient?
A) Cervical spine immobilization, high-concentration oxygen, direct pressure, and pressure point compression B) Direct pressure, high-concentration oxygen, and splinting the leg C) High-concentration oxygen, elevation of the extremity, and application of ice D) High-concentration oxygen, tourniquet, PASG, and elevation of the extremity Title: Re: Your patient is a 33-year-old man who has a gunshot wound to his right leg and has active, stead Post by: sarasa on Nov 21, 2015 Content hidden
Title: Re: Your patient is a 33-year-old man who has a gunshot wound to his right leg and has active, steady, d Post by: lovesong on Nov 26, 2015 This is incredible, I appreciate your help so much.
Title: Re: Your patient is a 33-year-old man who has a gunshot wound to his right leg and has active, steady, d Post by: sarasa on Nov 28, 2015 Thanks for the feedback, I feel more confident now with the other answers I provided.
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