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Extremity fracture.
Blood loss, nerve and blood vessel injury.
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Blunt force trauma to the abdomen.
Compromise of body functions, hemorrhage or spillage of organ contents into body cavity.
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Blunt force trauma to the chest.
Compromise of body functions, hemorrhage, or spillage of organs contents into body cavity.
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Extremity fractures.
Pain, swelling, sometimes deformity.
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Blunt force trauma to the abdomen.
Skin may appear reddened at site of blow, main clue may be mechanism of injury.
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Blunt force trauma to the chest.
Skin may appear reddened at side of blow, may include made the mechanism of injury.
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Anterior dislocation of the hip.
Entire lower limb is rotated outward and hip is usually flexed.
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Posterior dislocation of the hip.
leg is rotated inward, hip flexed, knee bent. Patient unable to flex foot or lift toes. Lack of sensation in limb.
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G. I. Bleeding, both upper and lower.
- Upper- bright red blood in emesis, coffee ground like emesis, black or tarry stools, dark blood mixed with stool
- lower- black /tarry stool, dark blood mixed with stool, stool mixed or coated with bright red blood.
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Partial airway obstruction.
Unusual breath sounds, cyanosis, change in breathing pattern.
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Complete airway obstruction.
Unable to speak or cough, clutching at the neck, no rise or fall of the chest, no air exchange of the nose or mouth, unsuccessful artificial ventilation.
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Tension pneumothorax.
Juggler vein's in neck may become distended, signs of shock, trachea may shift to obsess side (this is a late sign).
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h. and cold injuries.
swelling at the site, complaint of pain.
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Heat injuries.
More, they'll, normal to cool skin, muscular cramps, weakness, rapid shallow breathing, weak pulse, heavy perspiration.
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Cold injuries.
Light skin reddens, dark skin lightens, both then whiten, shivering, difficulty speaking- later patients have muscle coordination affected, trouble concentrating- even later holes and respirations slow, cardiac dysrhythmias may develop, patient loses consciousness.
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