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‣ GCS score -✓✓Glasgow Coma Scale; measures consciousness level.


‣ Tension pneumothorax -✓✓Life-threatening condition requiring
immediate needle decompression.


‣ Spinal cord injury below T-10 -✓✓Usually spares bowel and bladder
function.


‣ Indication for chest tube insertion -✓✓Conditions like pneumothorax
or massive hemothorax.


‣ Immediate management of head injury -✓✓Prevent secondary brain
injury post-trauma.


‣ Celiotomy -✓✓Surgical procedure for abdominal exploration.

,‣ Diagnostic peritoneal lavage -✓✓Procedure to assess intra-abdominal
bleeding.


‣ Central venous pressure line -✓✓Used for monitoring venous blood
pressure.


‣ Frostbite treatment -✓✓Initial treatment involves warm (40°C) water
immersion.


‣ Shock diagnosis criteria -✓✓Systolic blood pressure below 90 mm Hg.


‣ Hyperflexion fractures -✓✓Inherently unstable injuries in upper
thoracic spine.


‣ Spinal immobilization -✓✓Use scoop stretcher or long spine board.


‣ Signs of hemothorax -✓✓Absence of breath sounds and dullness to
percussion.


‣ Volume replacement guide -✓✓Blood pressure is most reliable
indicator.

, ‣ Magnetic resonance imaging -✓✓Used to diagnose spinal cord
injuries.


‣ Respiratory rate in shock -✓✓May be elevated due to compensatory
mechanisms.


‣ Pneumatic antishock garment -✓✓Used to stabilize patients in shock.


‣ Diaphragmatic rupture -✓✓Contraindication for nasogastric
intubation.


‣ Central cord syndrome -✓✓Most common spinal cord injury in
children.


‣ Endotracheal intubation -✓✓Indicated for patients with severe head
injuries.


‣ External fixation -✓✓Used for stabilizing pelvic fractures.


‣ Intravenous crystalloid solution -✓✓Administered to manage
hypovolemic shock.

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