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Dispatch
Cat 1 — motorcyclist versus car at speed, rider unresponsive, bystanders state no pulse felt.
On arrival
Rider lying in the road, helmet removed by bystanders, obvious chest deformity, no signs of life, monitor attached.
Initial observations
- Rhythm
- On the monitor — interpret the strip below
- Airway
- Managed with supraglottic device
- Chest
- Flail segment, reduced air entry bilaterally
- EtCO2
- 1.5 kPa
- Pulse
- Absent
- Obvious injuries
- Open femur fracture, chest wall deformity
Monitor, lead II — rhythm check on arrival
Interpret the trace yourself — the mark sheet expects your rate, rhythm, axis and ST analysis, not a written finding.