Motocross is stupid
Prehospital 8th January Saturday 11:43am Mechanism Injury Motocross accident – bike bucked Handle bars hit abdomen Difficult extrication ++ Injury LUQ pain
Prehospital Signs GCS 14, pale, clammy HR 120, SBP 60 (palpable), Sats 70% Arrested briefly enroute Grossly positive FAST
Prehospital Treatment (prehospital) C-collar & SAM splint 10mg metoclopramide Crystalloid 2 L bolus Packed cells 2 units RSI : 40mg ketamine & 100mg rocuronium Prehospital notification ETA 15 min
Arrival Resusc 13:16 Airway Breathing Circulation Disability 9.0 ETT, 25cm at lips ETCO2 wave Breathing Bilateral AE, Sats 84% Circulation HR 147, weak pulse, grey ETCO2 22 Disability GCS 3, pupils 3mm & sluggish
CXR Pneumothorax Thoracostomy
Pelvis Xray
FAST (prehospital)
First venous gas
Problem List/Injuries Profound haemorrhagic shock Intra-abdominal source Hypoventilation compounding acidosis Cold? Coagulopathic?
ED management CIRCULATION BREATHING Further peripheral access Bloods for CXM Activate MTP (4 units warmed packed cells total) Repeat FAST positive Subxiphoid view remained negative BREATHING ICC placement through field thoracostomy hole
ED management Patient arrested in ED CPR 2 minutes Adrenaline 1mg volume
Disposition Urgent trauma laparotomy ED stay – 14 minutes
Quality Improvement Documentation Coag profile No temperature recorded No ED notes in the chart Coag profile No temperature recorded