Question

A 49 year old male patient presents to your surgical unit with a traumatic abdominal injury from a motor vehicle accident. You will prepare the patient for surgery STAT.

1) What procedures would you expect to perform on this patient before emergency surgery?

2) What are the most important questions that you will ask the patient at this time?

3) What other information needs to be collected for this patient?

4) How long would you expect the hospital stay to be for this patient?

Answer 1

1) you would need a CT of the abdominal area before

2) when was the last time you ate because you can’t do surgery on a full stomach, are you allergic to anything that you know of

3) name if not a John Doe, do they have family you can contact?

4) 3-7 days

Answer 2

1. First before anything you would need to get an abdominal CT

2. When was the last time you ate, are you allergic to anything, do you have any disorders or illnesses.

3. His name, blood type, emergency contacts, and if he is an organ doner.

4. Depending on the severity of the injury, and how the surgery goes, anywhere from 3 days to a week.