Orthopedic trauma!
Patients with broken bones or crush injuries are at risk for life-threatening complications--acute compartment syndrome, rhabdomyolysis, and fat embolism syndrome. Do you know how to recognize these complications quickly and respond?
Walls
Michael
M
Prince George's Hospital Center, Cheverly, Md., USA.
D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003444:Crush Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing*; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D016530:Orthopedic Nursing / Q000379:methods; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors