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Bleeding control of an injury to the infrarenal inferior vena cava and right external iliac vein by ipsilateral internal iliac artery and superficial femoral vein ligation after blunt abdominal trauma in Korea: a case report

  • Hoonsung Park;Maru Kim;Dae-Sang Lee;Tae Hwa Hong;Doo-Hun Kim;Hangjoo Cho
    • Journal of Trauma and Injury
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    • 제36권4호
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    • pp.441-446
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    • 2023
  • Inferior vena cava (IVC) injuries, while accounting for fewer than 0.5% of blunt abdominal trauma cases, are among the most difficult to manage. Despite advancements in prehospital care, transportation, operative techniques, and perioperative management, the mortality rate for IVC injuries has remained at 20% to 66% for several decades. Furthermore, 30% to 50% of patients with IVC injuries succumb during the prehospital phase. A 65-year-old male patient, who had been struck in the back by a 500-kg excavator shovel at a construction site, was transported to a regional trauma center. Injuries to the right side of the infrarenal IVC and the right external iliac vein (EIV) were suspected, along with fractures to the right iliac bone and sacrum. The injury to the right side of the infrarenal IVC wall was repaired, and the right internal iliac artery was ligated. However, persistent bleeding around the right EIV was observed, and we were unable to achieve proximal and distal control of the right EIV. Attempts at prolonged manual compression were unsuccessful. To decrease venous return, we ligated the right superficial femoral vein. This reduced the amount of bleeding, enabling us to secure the surgical field. We ultimately controlled the bleeding, and approximately 5 L of blood products were infused intraoperatively. A second-look operation was performed 2 days later, by which time most of the bleeding sites had ceased. Orthopedic surgeons then took over the operation, performing closed reduction and external fixation. Five days later, the patient underwent definitive fixation and was transferred for rehabilitation on postoperative day 22.

심폐소생술의 최신지침 소개 (The New International Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)

  • 우건화
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • 제36권6호
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    • pp.451-455
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    • 2003
  • 심폐소생술 지침은 과거에 미국심장학회 지침과 유럽소생학회 지침으로 크게 양분되어 있었으나, 2000년 8월에 국제심폐소생술 위원회에 의한 공동 지침으로 ‘심폐소생술과 응급심장 처치에 관한 지침 2000’이 완성되었다. 현재까지 심폐소생술로써 환자의 생존율에 괄목할 만한 향상이 없으므로 보다 새로운 지식으로써 적절히 임상에 적용하는 것이 최선의 방법이라 할 수 있다. 새 지침의 특징은 알고리듬의 단순화와 과학적인 결과를 바탕으로 하였으며,성인 심정지 환자의 기본소생처치에서 심장 마사지 : 인공 호흡을 15 : 2로 통일하고 일반인에게는 경동맥 촉지법과 하임리히법을 가르치지 않는다는 것이다. 흡입 산소농도에 따라 호흡 흡입량의 차이를 두었으며, 기관 삽관의 튜브 크기를 8.0mm로 통일하였고, 심실빈맥/심실세동의 알고리듬에서 epinephrine대신에 vasopressin을 사용할 수 있게 하였으며, 자동 제세동기의 사용을 권장하였다. 또 급성 관상동맥 증후군에서는 병원 도착 전에 심전도를 중요시하고 혈전용해제를 조기에 사용할 수 있게 하였으며 급성 허혈성 뇌졸중에서도 병원 도착 전에 적절한 평가와 빠른 혈전용해제 사용이 추가되었다.

병원 전 단계 화상환자의 유형별 징후에 관한 연구 (A Study Symptoms by Types of Burn Patients in Pre-hospital Stage)

  • 박상규;이정혁
    • 한국화재소방학회논문지
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    • 제29권4호
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    • pp.95-104
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    • 2015
  • 본 연구는 병원 전 단계에서 발생한 화상환자의 유형별 특수성을 이해하여 초기 환자 상태의 어떠한 차이점이 있는지를 파악하고자 한다. 이를 위해 2013년도 경기도 소방구급대 출동 내역 중 화상환자 이송 자료 1,223건을 분석하였다. 화상사고는 10세 이하(26.0%)에서 가장 많았으며, 대부분 가정(51.3%)에서 발생하는 것으로 나타났다. 화상 유형별 환자의 상태는 평균적으로 안정적이었으나 전기로 인한 화상은 의식 상태 U(무반응)가 10.7%로 타 화상 유형보다 U(무반응)의 비율이 매우 높은 것으로 나타났으며 체온 $35.90^{\circ}C$, 화상 깊이 3도(39.28%) 등 타 유형과 달리 초기 환자의 상태는 심각한 것으로 나타났다. 이에 따른 화상 유형별 초기 환자 상태를 파악하여 병원 전 단계의 효과적인 대응이 필요하겠다.

응급외상 환자 시뮬레이션 적용 효과 (Implementation Effects of Emergency Trauma Patient Simulation)

  • 백미례
    • 한국응급구조학회지
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    • 제15권2호
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    • pp.43-54
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    • 2011
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore EMT-paramedic students' experience of simulation education and analyze the confidence before and after education, learning attitude and course evaluation. Method: Research survey was conducted on 38 EMT-paramedic students during November, 2011 and EMT-paramedic students' experience of simulation education was analyzed after applying head, spinal, and chest injury scenario. The confidence before and after education, learning attitude and course evaluation in gender were analyzed by Mann-Whitny U test and the difference of confidence before and after education was analyzed by Wilcoxon signed rank test and learning attitude & course evaluation were analyzed by evaluating frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation by using SPSS WIN 17.0 program. Results: 1. Students experienced various advantages such as increasing interest and self-reflection on learning, critical thinking ability, and EMT-paramedic-role experience and recognition of importance of teamwork. Students also pointed out disadvantages such as gap between real situation and simulation, limit of time and equipments, and burden of demonstration. 2. The confidence between before and after education, learning attitude and course evaluation in gender were not significant different statistically. 3. Confidence mean score elevated from 5.53(before education) to 5.87(after education), but the difference in their confidence did not show significant difference statistically. 4. Total mean score in learning attitude after simulation education was 3.70 out of 5.00, which is considerably very high. 5. Total mean score in course evaluation was 3.89 with score of 3.83 in evaluation in learning environment and 3.99 in evaluation of debriefing. Conclusion: The finding of this study demonstrate that the simulation education can provide a safe and repetitive practice environment, improve problem-solving ability and critical thinking, and increase the confidence in prehospital emergency care; therefore, simulation may be the new effective EMT-paramedic education strategy.

경기도 소방재난본부에 소속된 두 구급대의 출동수요 분석 (An Analysis of Call Demands of Two Squads In Kyonggi Provincial fire and Disaster Headquarters)

  • 엄태환
    • 한국응급구조학회지
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.77-86
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    • 2002
  • The purposes of this research which was conducted by surveying lost/added unit hours reports, unit hour demand analysis worksheets from prehospital care reports of two squads in Kyonggi Provincial Fire and Disaster Headquarters for 20 weeks (January 1, 2002 - May 20, 2002) are to get Unit Hour Utilizations. Call Demands such as Unit Hour Demand, Simple Average Demand, High Average Demand, Peak Average Demand, the High Actual Demand. The conclusions from this analysis were summarized as follows: (1) By revealing Unit Hour Produced 3223.9, Call Volume 964, Unit Hour Utilization 0.299 at the Squad A and Unit Hour Produced 3328.4, Call Volume 901, Unit Hour Utilization 0.271 at the Squad B induced Korean Squads to chance identification, definition, direction of Unit Hour Utilization. (2) By revealing Simple Average Demand 7.4 on Monday Tuesday, High Average Demand 9.6 on Tuesday Friday. Peak Average Demand 11.5 on Tuesday, the High Actual Demand 12 on Tuesday Wednesday at the Squad A and Simple Average Demand 6.8 on Sunday, High Average Demand 10.4 on Monday, Peak Average Demand 11.5 on Monday, the High Actual Demand 13 on Monday at the Squad B enabled Korean Squads to utilize System Status Management. (3) The Maximum Calls per Unit Hour were 115 for 23:00~23:59, the Minimum Calls per Unit Hour were 46 for 05:00~05:49 in two squads. The Maximum Calls per Unit Hour were 7.4 on Tuesday Saturday, the Minimum Calls per Unit Hour were 6.1 on Thursday at the Squad A. The Maximum Calls per Unit Hour were 7.3 on Monday Saturday, the Minimum Calls per Unit Hour were 5.6 on Thursday at the Squad B. (4) Analyzing demand for EMTs in the optimum emergency medical service of Korea, we have been able to utilize this Unit Hour Utilization in company with the established estimation methods such as international comparisons or the number of ambulances for scientific reasonable estimation. (5) These Call Demands which were limited to the demand time in this study will make us expect some following studies including demand time, demand time, demand map for Strategic Deployment.

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119 구급 신고 분석: 대화 시간 및 내용을 중심으로 (An Analysis of 119 Emergency Calls: Focused on Conversation Time and Contents)

  • 장경호;강경희
    • 한국화재소방학회논문지
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    • 제32권4호
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    • pp.103-109
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    • 2018
  • 119 종합상황실의 상황 요원은 화재, 구조, 구급 등의 위기 상황을 처음으로 인지하고 대응 체계를 가동시켜야 하는 중요한 역할을 수행하고 있다. 특히 119 구급 신고와 관련하여 상황 요원의 신속하고 정확한 수보 활동은 환자의 생명은 물론 예후를 결정할 수 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 2014년 4월 8일부터 12월 31일의 ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$시 신고 접수, 출동, 구급활동 자료를 이용해 상황 요원과 신고자의 대화 회전 수와 대화 시간, 그리고 대화 구조 및 순서의 시간 등을 접수 경로와 중증도에 따라 분석하였다. 상황 요원과 신고자의 대화 분석은 향후 상황관리단계에 따른 조치 사항 또는 행동 매뉴얼의 개발이나 개선에 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

응급의료전용헬기 항공간호사의 항공이송업무분석 (The Analysis of the Flight Nurses Activities in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS))

  • 이은자;최민경;박유진
    • 임상간호연구
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    • 제19권2호
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    • pp.218-232
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    • 2013
  • Purpose: This study was aimed to describe Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) and analyze the flight nurses' activities in HEMS. Methods: Data were collected retrospectively from the air transportation reports that contained data of 168 patients transported by aircraft to G University medical center in Incheon since June, 2012 to March, 2013. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and Mann-Whitney U test. Results: Average distance of flights was 44.0 km, duration of field treatment took 13.6 minutes, and duration of a flight from scene to hospital was 14.5 minutes. Nursing activities were categorized into 12 direct nursing activities and 5 nursing management activities, and a total number of 7806 nursing activities were occurred in HEMS. The most frequently performed nursing activity was measurement and monitoring (27.9%) followed by medication (11.5%) and respiratory management (8.7%). The most frequent nursing management were information management (11.0%). Nursing activities performed were significantly different depending on the patient's level of consciousness, cause of illness, crew configuration, and type of transportation. Conclusion: This study described HEMS nursing activities performed by flight nurses. Difference in nursing activities according to patient characteristics, crew configuration and type of transportation requires flight nurses to be prepared through educational programs to improve nursing activities and nursing management during air transportation.

Outcomes and physiologic responses associated with ketamine administration after traumatic brain injury in the United States and Canada: a retrospective analysis

  • Austin J. Peters;Saad A. Khan;Seiji Koike;Susan Rowell;Martin Schreiber
    • Journal of Trauma and Injury
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    • 제36권4호
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    • pp.354-361
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    • 2023
  • Purpose: Ketamine has historically been contraindicated in traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to concern for raising intracranial pressure. However, it is increasingly being used in TBI due to the favorable respiratory and hemodynamic properties. To date, no studies have evaluated whether ketamine administered in subjects with TBI is associated with patient survival or disability. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of data from the multicenter Prehospital Tranexamic Acid Use for Traumatic Brain Injury trial, comparing ketamine-exposed and ketamine-unexposed TBI subjects to determine whether an association exists between ketamine administration and mortality, as well as secondary outcome measures. Results: We analyzed 841 eligible subjects from the original study, of which 131 (15.5%) received ketamine. Ketamine-exposed subjects were younger (37.3±16.9 years vs. 42.0±18.6 years, P=0.037), had a worse initial Glasgow Coma Scale score (7±3 vs. 8±4, P=0.003), and were more likely to be intubated than ketamine-unexposed subjects (88.5% vs. 44.2%, P<0.001). Overall, there was no difference in mortality (12.2% vs. 15.5%, P=0.391) or disability measures between groups. Ketamine-exposed subjects had significantly fewer instances of elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) compared to ketamine-unexposed subjects (56.3% vs. 82.3%, P=0.048). In the very rare outcomes of cardiac events and seizure activity, seizure activity was statistically more likely in ketamine-exposed subjects (3.1% vs. 1.0%, P=0.010). In the intracranial hemorrhage subgroup, cardiac events were more likely in ketamine-exposed subjects (2.3% vs. 0.2%, P=0.025). Ketamine exposure was associated with a smaller increase in TBI protein biomarker concentrations. Conclusions: Ketamine administration was not associated with worse survival or disability despite being administered to more severely injured subjects. Ketamine exposure was associated with reduced elevations of ICP, more instances of seizure activity, and lower concentrations of TBI protein biomarkers.

마리화나 남용환자의 역동적인 발달요인과 문제해결 (Dynamic Developmental Factors and their Problem Solving of Patients that Abuse Marihuana)

  • 원정숙
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제4권3호
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    • pp.105-116
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    • 1974
  • This study was made on patients who were Hospitalized due to sickness caused by the abuse of marihuana at the Psychiatric Section of a hospital during the period from Feb. to Oct., 1974. The following conclusion was obtained by reviewing the literature with respect to the nursing, and problem solving of those patients. 1. It appears that marihuana is a comparatively mild intoxicant in ordinary preparation without causing physical dependence or tolerance. 2. According to the status of men who are marihuana smokers, approximately 20% of them were college students, those preparing to retake college entrance examinations, non-employed and pharmacists. The men belong mostly to the middle foreigner′s mistress of higher, income bracket, and in the case of women, most of the smokers were US. servicemen entertainers. 3. Dynamic developmental factors: Case 1. : The patient had a characteristic, hysterical and emotionally unitable character, and was of low intelligence, In addition, to this already existing problem, the added uses of marihuana caused a mental illness to develope. Case 2 : The character, was reserved and introspective, her creative power and sentiment was fading and his ability of self-control was weakened. She used the smoking of marihuana to get rid of her own feeling of inferiority complex and tensions coming from interpersonal relationships. Case 3 : The patient was unconditionally resistive to the authoritativeness of superiors and irresponsible in his relationship with women, in his attitude concerning sex in general. He smoked marihuana because he felt become peace-loving and get enchanted experience through smoking it. 4. The points of issue appearing from the above case; (1) Movement of anti-social feelings against the "established system" by the youngsters. (2) Family problem. (3) Shamelessness, loss of motivation, disorderly attitude toward the sex, (4) Worries concerning the future. (5) Lack of knowledge concerning smoking of cigarette and marihuana. Chronic use of marihuana made, those youngman who had originally been ambitions to achieve something in life, lazy, inefficient, unable to make long-term plans, are such weak mined persons that they did not try to overcome problems when encountered. This will pose a great and important question in the mental health of the society, 5. Treatment and Problem sieving According to the literature, we will have to place importance upon hospitalized treatment The phases of treatment were divided into five parts. (1) Prehospital phase (2) Withdrawal Phase (3) Rehabilitation phase (4) Transitional phase (5) After-care phase The experiments have proved that there was much progress in the recovery of patients through environment therapy, supportive therapy and group psychotherapy. This was the above mentioned 5 phases of treating process in accordance with the weekly schedule of the hospital. It was thought that the patients would require prolonged after care management even after they were released from the hospital and that they will also require periodic visit, to the hospital and doctor′s interview with their family. In conclusion, the question of the young generation and marihuana smoking is becoming a great social problem in which their resistances to the "established system" and society is growing in the from of antiestablishment movements. In our country, the smoking of marihuana is gradually developing, therefore, I think, that it would be a very fortunate thing for us, if this report could be helpful for the motivation of further study on the questions of the young generation and its problems.

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The Suitability of the CDC Field Triage for Korean Trauma Care

  • Choi, Kang Kook;Jang, Myung Jin;Lee, Min A;Lee, Gil Jae;Yoo, Byungchul;Park, Youngeun;Lee, Jung Nam
    • Journal of Trauma and Injury
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    • 제33권1호
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    • pp.13-17
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: Accurate and appropriate prehospital field triage is essential for a trauma system. The Korean trauma system (established in 2014) uses the trauma field triage algorithm of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This study evaluated the suitability of the CDC field triage criteria for major trauma cases (injury severity score >15) in Korea. Methods: This retrospective cohort study evaluated trauma patients who presented at the authors' regional trauma center from January 1 to May 7, 2017. The undertriage and overtriage rates of each CDC field triage step were calculated. Receiver operating characteristic curves were constructed, and the area under the curve (AUC) was evaluated for each step. Results: Among the 1,009 enrolled patients, 168 (16.7%) had major trauma. The undertriage/overtriage rates of each step (steps I, II, III, and IV) of CDC field triage were 9.2%/47.4%, 6.3%/50.8%, 4.5%/59.4%, and 5.3%/78.9%, respectively. The AUC values of each CDC triage step were 0.722, 0.783, 0.791, and 0.615, respectively. The AUC values of the separate components of each step (physiologic criteria, anatomic criteria, mechanism-of-injury criteria, and special considerations) were 0.722, 0.648, 0.647, and 0.456, respectively. Conclusions: The CDC field triage system is acceptable, but not ideal, for Korean trauma care. If we follow the protocol, it would be preferable to omit step IV. The Korean Triage and Acuity Scale may be a good indicator for in-hospital triage. However, a new triage protocol that is simple to estimate on-scene while having good performance should be developed.