Virtual Patient Case: Complex Trauma

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Credit Info: 1.0 Learning Hours — 3.0 Section 3 MOC Credits

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Mr. Jim Smith is a 34 year-old accountant who was celebrating the completion of his role in a successful major business merger. He becomes a complex trauma case designed to challenge the community surgeon who has occasional encounters with trauma patients.

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By the end of this case, you should be able to:

• Describe the use of the Primary Survey to manage a critically ill trauma patient.
• Identify life-threatening injuries and describe their management.
• Explain steps to provide an appropriate handover.

This case is associated with the following Entrustable Professional Activities, part of competency-based learning as determined by (AAMC):

• EPA 10 - recognize a patient requiring urgent or emergent care and initiate evaluation and management
• EPA 12 - Perform general procedures of a physician
• EPA 8 - Give or receive a patient handover or summary to transition care responsibility

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Case Authors: Dr. D. Fleiszer, Dr. D. Deckelbaum, Dr. Nancy Posel

Virtual Patient Case Developers: David Fleiszer MDCM, Nancy Posel PhD

Case Audience: General Surgeons, General Surgery Residents and Fellows