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TEAMWORK 237<br />

table 12-4 trauma in the obstetrical patient: a bedside tool (continued)<br />

TREATMENTS (MEDICATIONS LISTED ARE COMMONLY RECOMMENDED)<br />

Rh-negative<br />

RhIG 1 ampule (300 g) IM<br />

Tetanus<br />

Td safe<br />

BP >160 s, >110 d Hypertension<br />

labetalol 10–20 mg IV bolus<br />

Seizures Eclamptic magnesium sulfate 4–6 Gm IV load over 15–20 minutes<br />

Non-eclamptic<br />

lorazepam 1–2 mg/min IV<br />

CPR ACLS >20 wks<br />

Patient should be in left lateral decubitus position. If no return of spontaneously<br />

circulation after 4 minutes of CPR, consider cesarean delivery of viable fetus.<br />

DISPOSITION<br />

Admission and Monitoring<br />

4 hours fetal monitoring of potentially viable fetus<br />

Discharge<br />

Prompt follow up with OB<br />

Adapted with permission from the American College of Emergency Physicians. Clinical and Practice Management Resources. <strong>Trauma</strong> in the Obstetric<br />

Patient: A Bedside Tool, http://www.acep.org. Accessed May 16, 2016.<br />

box 12-1 assessment of immediate<br />

safety screening questions<br />

1. Are you in immediate danger?<br />

2. Is your partner at the health facility now?<br />

3. Do you want to (or have to) go home with your partner?<br />

4. Do you have somewhere safe to go?<br />

5. Have there been threats of direct abuse of the children (if<br />

s/he has children)?<br />

6. Are you afraid your life may be in danger?<br />

7. Has the violence gotten worse or is it getting scarier? Is it<br />

happening more often?<br />

8. Has your partner used weapons, alcohol, or drugs?<br />

9. Has your partner ever held you or your children against<br />

your will?<br />

10. Does your partner ever watch you closely, follow you or<br />

stalk you?<br />

11. Has your partner ever threatened to kill you, him/herself<br />

or your children?<br />

Reprinted with permission from Family Violence Prevention Fund, San<br />

Francisco, CA. Copyright 2002.<br />

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Self-abuse and/or self-blame for injuries<br />

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Frequent ED or doctor’s office visits<br />

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Symptoms suggestive of substance abuse<br />

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Isolated injuries to the gravid abdomen<br />

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Partner insists on being present for interview<br />

and examination and monopolizes discussion<br />

These indicators raise suspicion about the potential<br />

for intimate partner violence and should serve to<br />

initiate further investigation. The screening questions<br />

in n BOX 12-1, when asked in a nonjudgmental manner<br />

and without the patient’s partner being present, can<br />

identify many victims of intimate partner violence.<br />

Suspected cases of intimate partner violence should<br />

be handled through local social service agencies or the<br />

state health and human services department.<br />

TeamWORK<br />

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The team leader should remind the team of the<br />

major anatomical and physiological changes<br />

associated with pregnancy that may affect<br />

evaluation of the pregnant injured patient.<br />

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