Gunshot Wound Case Study

Objectives

After completing this case study, the learner will:

1. Describe the 3 factors that determine the extent of injury from a gunshot.
2. List causes and possible treatments for pulmonary edema.
3. Discuss anesthesia management of a trauma case.
4. Identify complications and treatment of hemorrhage.
5. List reasons why Inverse Ratio Ventilation is initiated.
6. Explain what "Red Man's Syndrome" is and how it occurs.
7. Explain the role of disseminated intravascular coagulopathy in tissue necrosis.
8. List indications and complications of a tracheostomy.