SAQ Stack : Trauma
Short Answer Questions for ED Fellowship Study
Back pain, falls and urinary retention
You are the consultant on duty on Saturday evening in a busy major referral Emergency Department. You are approached by …
Retrieval of polytrauma patient
You are a member of a retrieval team tasked by helicopter to retrieve a 25-year-old patient from a small peripheral …
Paediatric scald burn
A mother brings her 7-month-old baby after she accidentally spilled hot water from the kitchen sink onto the baby's neck, …
Facial trauma
A 45-year-old man presents after being assaulted with a metal bar. He has heavy brisk bleeding from the mouth and …
Paediatric blunt chest trauma
You are the resuscitation consultant in a paediatric major trauma centre. A 12-year-old girl is brought in by her parents …
Penetrating chest trauma
A 35-year-old man presents following an industrial injury. His vital signs are currently stable.
Acute compartment syndrome
A 25-year-old man presents following a motorbike crash with an obvious injury to his left leg. You suspect compartment syndrome.
Foot injury
A 20-year-old female is brought in by ambulance after a dirt bike accident. She has a painful and swollen right …
Obstetric trauma in third trimester
A 29-year-old female who is at 30/40 gestation has been involved in a 60km/hr MVA. She is complaining of lower …
Electrical injury
A 40-year-old electrician presents following an electrical injury at work.
Infant head injury
A 2-month-old baby boy is reviewed after his father slipped while carrying him, resulting in the baby hitting his head …
Cervical spine injury
A 35-year-old man presents after falling 2 metres from a ladder with severe neck pain. A CT of the cervical …
Major burns with inhalation injury
A 23-year-old man is rescued from a fire after being trapped in a storeroom. His obesrvations are : GCS 13 …
Penetrating back injury with renal trauma
A 35-year-old man sustains a single stab wound to the left side of his back. The incoming ambulance team have …
Pelvic trauma with haemorrhagic shock
A 34-year-old man is brought to a tertiary ED after being hit by a car while crossing the street.
Mass casualty incident preparation
A grandstand has collapsed at a football ground with up to 400 injured people. You are the duty consultant in …
Major incident blast injuries
A bomb has detonated at a music concert and a major incident has been declared. Over 40 casualties with blast …
Epidural haematoma with rural deterioration
A previously well 35-year-old man presents to a rural ED 90 km from the nearest trauma centre following an isolated …
Paediatric penetrating trauma cardiac arrest
An 8-year-old boy has been crushed by shelving while playing in a shed. During extrication a piece of metal penetrated …
Trauma in pregnancy
A 29-year-old woman at 33 weeks gestation presents following an MVA (car vs tree at 50 km/h). She was restrained …
Major burns and inhalation injury
A 45-year-old woman is brought to the ED after extrication from a house fire with significant burns and smoke exposure.
Cervical spine injury with neurogenic shock
A 32-year-old man is involved in an amateur mixed martial arts bout and is slammed onto the ground. He complains …
Eye injury
A 21-year-old male presents after sustaining an eye injury while hammering metal at work. An image of the eye is …
Train crash
There has been a collision between a passenger train and a goods train. There are a large number of serious …