SAQ Library : Trauma
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Penetrating chest trauma
A 35-year-old man presents following an industrial injury. His vital signs are currently stable.
Acute compartment syndrome
A 25-year-old man presents following a motorbike crash with an obvious injury to his left leg. You suspect compartment syndrome.
Foot injury
A 20-year-old female is brought in by ambulance after a dirt bike accident. She has a painful and swollen right …
Obstetric trauma in third trimester
A 29-year-old female who is at 30/40 gestation has been involved in a 60km/hr MVA. She is complaining of lower …
Electrical injury
A 40-year-old electrician presents following an electrical injury at work.
Infant head injury
A 2-month-old baby boy is reviewed after his father slipped while carrying him, resulting in the baby hitting his head …
Cervical spine injury
A 35-year-old man presents after falling 2 metres from a ladder with severe neck pain. A CT of the cervical …
Major burns with inhalation injury
A 23-year-old man is rescued from a fire after being trapped in a storeroom. His obesrvations are : GCS 13 …
Penetrating back injury with renal trauma
A 35-year-old man sustains a single stab wound to the left side of his back. The incoming ambulance team have …
Pelvic trauma with haemorrhagic shock
A 34-year-old man is brought to a tertiary ED after being hit by a car while crossing the street.
Mass casualty incident preparation
A grandstand has collapsed at a football ground with up to 400 injured people. You are the duty consultant in …
Major incident blast injuries
A bomb has detonated at a music concert and a major incident has been declared. Over 40 casualties with blast …
Epidural haematoma with rural deterioration
A previously well 35-year-old man presents to a rural ED 90 km from the nearest trauma centre following an isolated …
Major burns and inhalation injury
A 45-year-old woman is brought to the ED after extrication from a house fire with significant burns and smoke exposure.
Trauma in pregnancy
A 29-year-old woman at 33 weeks gestation presents following an MVA (car vs tree at 50 km/h). She was restrained …
Paediatric penetrating trauma cardiac arrest
An 8-year-old boy has been crushed by shelving while playing in a shed. During extrication a piece of metal penetrated …
Eye injury
A 21-year-old male presents after sustaining an eye injury while hammering metal at work. An image of the eye is …
Cervical spine injury with neurogenic shock
A 32-year-old man is involved in an amateur mixed martial arts bout and is slammed onto the ground. He complains …
Train crash
There has been a collision between a passenger train and a goods train. There are a large number of serious …
Trauma retrieval decision
You are a member of a retrieval team tasked by helicopter to retrieve a 25-year-old from a small peripheral country …
Renal trauma
A 26-year-old man has been brought to the ED after falling from a horse. A CT scan has been performed.
Penile amputation
You are the senior medical officer in charge at a tertiary hospital ED. You receive advance notification that an ambulance …
Pelvic crush injury
A 22-year-old Ubereats delivery man is brought in by retrieval to your tertiary ED having been run over by a …
Dog bite hand
A 29-year-old woman presents after sustaining a dog bite to her non-dominant hand, 3 hours prior. She is a masseuse …