SAQ Stack : Trauma
Short Answer Questions for ED Fellowship Study
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.
Major incident blast injuries
A bomb has detonated at a music concert and a major incident has been declared. Over 40 casualties with blast …
Mass casualty incident preparation
A grandstand has collapsed at a football ground with up to 400 injured people. You are the duty consultant in …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
Eye injury
A 21-year-old male presents after sustaining an eye injury while hammering metal at work. An image of the eye is …
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 …
Train crash
There has been a collision between a passenger train and a goods train. There are a large number of serious …
Trauma retrieval decision
You are a member of a retrieval team tasked by helicopter to retrieve a 25-year-old from a small peripheral country …
Dog bite hand
A 29-year-old woman presents after sustaining a dog bite to her non-dominant hand, 3 hours prior. She is a masseuse …
Renal trauma
A 26-year-old man has been brought to the ED after falling from a horse. A CT scan has been performed.
Penile amputation
You are the senior medical officer in charge at a tertiary hospital ED. You receive advance notification that an ambulance …
Pelvic crush injury
A 22-year-old Ubereats delivery man is brought in by retrieval to your tertiary ED having been run over by a …
Neck laceration
A 15-year-old male has been brought into the resuscitation room of your trauma centre by ambulance. He has a large …
Child polytrauma
You are the ED consultant in a tertiary hospital with a mixed ED. A 10-year-old boy has been hit by …
Maxillofacial trauma
A 58-year-old gentleman presents after being assaulted with a baseball bat. He was repeatedly struck around the face and head. …
Severe burns
A 28-year-old female is brought to your rural ED after dousing herself with accelerant, then setting herself on fire. She …
Femur fracture
A 78-year-old pedestrian male has been knocked over by a cyclist. X-rays are performed.
Rural open fracture
A 34-year-old man has been brought to your rural ED after falling out of a tractor on his farm. He …
Fishhook removal
A 5th year medical student is attached to you today while you are working in Fast Track. You just picked …
Pregnant trauma
A 28-year-old female is brought to your Emergency Department with chest and abdominal pain following a high-speed motor vehicle accident. …
Elderly fall off ladder
A 75-year-old man is brought to the Emergency Department following a fall approximately 1.5m off a ladder. He reports hiting …