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Emergency Medicine Test Prep

Category - Soft Tissue Trauma

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A 45 year occupational worker was brought to emergency department with High pressure injuries. Which of the following considered in management?

Surgical decompression and debridement
Extremity should be evaluated splinted
Ice can be used as treatment
Both a /b

Explanation

Answer: D - wide surgical decompression with timely debridement of necrotic tissue and foreign material is essential. ice should not be used as a treatment, because it promotes vasoconstriction and further exacerbates poor circulation

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