TRAUMA IN PREGNANCY

Through the second and third trimesters, it is estimated that ________ percent of women experience abuse during pregnancy

20#

A female patient who is 32 weeks pregnant is involved in an MVC. She has lost an estimated 1 Liter of blood. Treatment for this patient should include ________.

All of the above

The effects of trauma on pregnancy are influenced by ________.

All of the above

When treating a pregnant burn patient, it is important to remember ________.

All of the above

Supine hypotension syndrome is defined as ________.

All the above

To avoid supine hypotensive syndrome during transport of the pregnant trauma patient, how should they be positioned?

Elevate the right hip 4-6 inches (10-15 cm) with a towel and manually displace the uterus to the left.

Blunt trauma to the uterus may cause separation of the placenta or rupture of the uterus, without visible bleeding.

False#

Due to an increased blood volume, the pregnant patient may lose up to 1,500ml of blood before any detectable change in blood pressure is noted.

False#

When treating a pregnant trauma patient, which of the following is NOT true?

Hypoxemia of the fetus is not an issue.

Expected physiological changes that occur with pregnancy are ________.

decreased blood volume, decreased cardiac output, decreased red blood cells#