The following Sackler911 poll is now closed. Here are the
final results:


POLL QUESTION: A 42-year old man who was in a motor vehicle crash comes to the
ED where you clear his airway. He has intact, normal breath sounds bilaterarlly
and appears to be ventilating and oxygenating well. Initial assessment of the
cardiovascular system reveals hypotension with a BP of 80/60, a heart rate of
110 bpm, distended neck veins, and muffled heart sounds on auscultation. You
perform a procedure that quickly corrects his blood pressure as well as confirms
your suspected diagnosis. You performed..

CHOICES AND RESULTS
- A lumbar puncture, 0 votes, 0.00%
- A needle decompression of the pleural space, 0 votes, 0.00%
- A pericardiocentesis, 12 votes, 100.00%
- An infusion of fluids (normal saline), 0 votes, 0.00%



For more information about this group, please visit
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sackler911

For help with Yahoo! Groups, please visit
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/original/members/web/index.html