Presenters: Stephen Colucciello, MD
Discuss the importance of trauma in pregnancy and emphasize the team approach; discuss frequency & types of trauma seen during pregnancy; know of physiological changes during pregnancy that affect the management of a trauma victim; discuss abruptio placenta; uterine rupture, amniotic fluid embolism; and penetrating uterine trauma; be aware of history and physical assessments in the field; discuss pre-hospital management, stabilization, transport issues; contact with the receiving hospital and special circumstances such as burns, electrical injuries and cardiac arrest.
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