: Scenario G.S., a 36-year-old secretary, was involved in a motor vehicle accident; a car drifted left of the center line and struck G.S. head-on,

: Scenario G.S., a 36-year-old secretary, was involved in a motor vehicle accident; a car drifted left of the center line and struck G.S. head-on, pinning her behind the steering wheel. She was intubated immediately after extrication and flown to your trauma center. Her injuries were found to be extensive: bilateral flail chest, torn innominate artery, right hemothorax and pneumothorax, fractured spleen, multiple small liver lacerations, compound fractures of both legs, and probable cardiac contusion. She was taken to the operating room for repair of her injuries. In OR. she received 36 units of packed RBCS, 20 units of platelets, 20 units of cryoprecipitate, 12 units fresh frozen plasma, and 18 L of lactated Ringer’s solution. G.S. was admitted to the ICU postop, where she developed adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). 1 1. What is ARDS? ARDS refers to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome where the air sacs of the respiratory system are fluid filled leading to difficulty in breathing. This is a severe condition which requires immediate care otherwise will be life threatening. The risk factors for this patient are any infection in the blood post operatively, motor vehicle accident, hemothorax and pneumothorax o a
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