Clinical Case 100: Back to the Future
Whooo hooo! Here we go – Broome Docs is bringing up the century of Clinical Cases.
I thought that for the big 100 we would go back to the beginning – back to Case 001. It was the first post on the blog – it was a multi trauma case – a lady hit by a 4WD with lots of injuries.
So we are heading back to the future – and I am taking a mate along for the road – none other than the KI Doc – Tim Leeuwenburg (@Kangaroobeach).
Tim is a man obsessed with remote trauma, prehospital and all the kit that goes long with it. He is a deep thinker, a true pioneer of excellence in Rural critical care… So I thought I would make it tougher for him.
Instead of one critically injured patient – I am going to throw 3 at him…
- The original Case 0001 victim – she has been clipped by a 4WD doing about 70 kph. She has extensive (R) sided injuries – femur, pelvis, blunt abdo
- The driver of the 4WD swerved to avoid her and rolled his vehicle – he has been ejected from the vehicle (no seatbelt) and has a large open head injury – brain on view.
- The child (also unrestrained) of the driver, he has a near complete amputation of the lower leg but is alert and trapped in the vehicle.
Oh, and in true country style – time is not our friend. It is now more than an hour since the collision – bleeding has happened and our patients are not in a good way. And we are in the middle of nowhere, a long way from help.
Tim joined me for a chat about the practicalities, the strategy and the bigger picture. We cover quite a bit of the stuff we have both learned over the past few years from our FOAMies. So sit back, grab a brew and enjoy.
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Pelvic binder images from Tim – yep, best to leave them on if in any doubt. Avoid rehandling and trouble!
then… then…
Thanks for reading, listening and commenting – looking forward to the next 100!
Casey