Solve exciting clinical cases specific to your field of interest! In this ‘Trauma and Emergency Medicine Case Challenge’, join your fellow doctors to discuss the answer. Case presentation A patient was admitted to the hospital after falling from the second floor of a building. Just after the accident, he was observed to be mumbling a few words that were audible but jumbled. A cervical collar belt was also being used.
In a primary examination, the patient’s airway was found to be intact, with equal breath sounds and bilateral chest rise. The patient was noticed to have slight bruising and swelling on the left arm and face, strong central pulses, and weak peripheral pulses. The patient’s vital signs showed that he was hypotensive and tachycardic. *This case challenge is from the editorial team of Docplexus and is meant for educative purposes only. Source: NCBI Bookshelf
