A 45 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department following a motor vehicle accident. He was the driver in a frontal collision. The other occupant of the car is dead. There is no history of loss of consciousness and he is fully conscious on presentation to the Emergency Department. His airway is patent. Respiratory rate 26/min. BP 70/45 mm Hg, HR 110/min. He has two 14G IV cannulae in situ. Chest expansion is symmetrical but he has seatbelt abrasion across his chest.
Describe your initial management.
The rest of the questions focused on the management of severe trauma, recognition of abdominal injuries, damage control surgery, and management of ongoing hypotension, and oliguria.
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