Trauma and Pregnancy

OB Trauma Core Concepts Physiologic changes of pregnancy: physiologic anemia, decreased SVR, increased HR, increased RR, and pelvic vessel engorgement  Traumatic complications: placental abruption, preterm labor (PTL), uterine rupture, and pelvic fx Abruption triad = abd pain, large for dates uterus, vaginal bleeding Perform cervical check to eval for PTL Obtain Type and Screen and KB test Give Rhogam if mom is Rh neg. 50 mcg if 12 wks Check fetal HR after E-FAST, nml is 120-160     -Travis Barlock