All Subjects Medicine Surgery Pathology Anatomy Pharmacology Social & Preventive Medicine Microbiology Gynaecology & Obstetrics Dental Physiology Biochemistry Pediatrics
Showing 17354 questions
Sort:
8977 Surgery

A 28-year-old male was injured in a motorcycle accident in which he was not wearing a helmet. On admission to the emergency room he was in severe respiratory distress and hypotensive (blood pressure 80/40 mm. Hg), and appeared cyanotic. He was bleeding profusely from the nose and had an obviously open femur fracture with exposed bone. Breath sounds were decreased on the right side of the chest. The initial management priority should be:

AControl of hemorrhage with anterior and posterior nasal packing.
BTube thoracostomy in the right hemithorax.
CEndotracheal intubation with inline cervical traction.
DObtain intravenous access and begin emergency type O blood transfusions.
Surgery
View Explanation →