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It is important to know whether the mnemonic is for hard or soft signs, as there are mnemonics for each
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| Signs of Traumatic Arterial Injury | |
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| Hard Signs | Distal limb ischemia (paralysis, pain, pallor, poikilothermia) Absent distal pulses Active hemorrhage Rapid expanding hematoma Bruit/thrill at site of injury |
| Soft Signs | Diminish distal pulses Unexplained hypotension Stable hematoma Documented hemorrhage at time of injury Associated neurologic deficit |
| Evaluation | Hard Signs - Immediate surgery Soft Signs - Requires further imaging |
| Extremity Vascular Trauma | |
|---|---|
| Hard Signs | Observed pulsatile bleeding Presence of bruit/thrill over injury Expanding hematoma Signs of distal ischemia (absent pulse) |
| Soft Signs | History of hemorrhage Diminished pulses Bony Injury Neurologic abnormality |
| Evaluation | If hard signs or hemodynamic instability - Surgical exploration If soft signs, consider - Injured extremity index - CT Scan or conventional angiography - Duplex Doppler ultrasonography |
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