Question

A 28-year-old G1P0 at 36 weeks' gestation is involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision. In the ED she is haemodynamically stable with abdominal tenderness and uterine contractions. What is the most appropriate monitoring strategy for the fetus?

Accepted Answer

Continuous electronic fetal monitoring for at least 4 hours

Answer

No fetal monitoring is needed if the mother is stable

Answer

Single brief Doppler assessment of fetal heart rate

Answer

Immediate caesarean section for all such trauma

Answer

Delay fetal assessment until CT abdomen is completed

Practice question

A 28-year-old G1P0 at 36 weeks' gestation is involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision. In the ED she is haemodynamically stable with abdominal tenderness and uterine contractions. What is the most appropriate monitoring strategy for the fetus?