Abdominal and GI Trauma interactive lecture

What is hemoperitoneum?

A collection of blood in the abdominal cavity

You should base your suspicion of blunt, abdominal trauma on

Mechanism of injury

Which of the following signs are consistent with abdominal hemorrhage

Peri umbilical, ecchymosis, distention, bradycardia and shock

How should you treat a pregnant woman who you suspect has internal bleeding?

Place her on her left side secured to a backboard lifted 15°

Is an uncontrollable abdominal wall, muscle contraction resulting from inflammation of the peritoneum

Rigidity

External compression results in

Rupture of the hollow organs

Which of the following is indicative of a diaphragmatic rupture

Abdominal sounds in the chest

Which of the following is characterized by Ekhymosis in the umbilical region caused by peritoneal bleeding

Cullen sign

You are responding to a 20-year-old male patient who was assaulted a day ago he's complaining of right flank pain. There is bruising on his right lateral abdomen and lower right back. He reports blood in his urine which organ do suspect has been affected.

Kidney

You are dispatched on the scene of a 19-year-old man who has been assaulted when you arrive you find the patient sitting on the sidewalk a police officer at the scene is holding pressure to the patient's right upper abdomen with a blood soaked gym towel. You observe no other obvious trauma injury is based on the location of the patients. Well do you should suspect injury to which of the following

Liver and possibly the gallbladder

What are the most commonly injured abdominal organs?

Liver and spleen

... Pain results from stretching, oxygen, deprivation, and swelling

Visceral