""I thought she would move!" That was all the man could get out. His voice constricted by a mix of frustration and horror. "I thought he would stop!" his dog's eyes seemed to say as I began my triage evaluation. "She has always moved out of the way in the past!" He continued, trying to explain how he accidentally backed over her in the driveway."
"The man and his family followed us inside as we began the process of treating trauma: vital signs were collected, an IV catheter was placed, a potent opioid drug was given for pain, blood was drawn, and an abdominal ultrasound was performed, looking for swirling fluid in the abdomen. If that swirling fluid were found, it would be drawn out of the abdomen with a needle to determine its origin."
A man accidentally backed over his elderly shepherd in the driveway, believing the dog would move because she had in the past. The dog initially managed to reach her bed but was later found non-ambulatory with a dangling back right leg. Emergency personnel performed triage: recorded vital signs, placed an IV catheter, administered a potent opioid for pain, drew blood, and conducted an abdominal ultrasound to look for intraperitoneal fluid. If fluid is present, aspiration identifies whether it is blood, urine, or another source. Vehicular trauma commonly causes organ bleeding or bladder rupture.
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