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Single System: an injury involving a single isolated body system Multiple System: an injury that involves two or more body systems
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Access Prehospital Initial Resuscitation Acute Care Rehabilitation
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Blunt Penetrating Blast Intentional Nonintentional
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Primary: occurs at the time of injury Secondary: occurs as the result of secondary insults (hypoxia, hypotension, infection etc.)
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Younger than 5, older than 55 Medical / surgical hx. Substance abuse Severity of injury Time of injury to definitive care Quality of care
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Primary Survey / resuscitation Secondary assessment Psychological, social and environmental factors
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Mechanism=detailed cause or type of event Kinematics = physics of trauma, how is energy dispersed Part of primary survey…listen to prehospital caregivers
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Assessment and resuscitation occur simultaneously Reassess frequently Establish priorities and anticipate needs Life over limb Preparedness, organization, communication Someone must be in control Do no further harm If condition progressively worsens…definitive care is needed.
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Oxygenation of vital tissues….it’s all about perfusion
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Subjective Data › Mechanism of Injury › Chief Complaint
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Signs / Symptoms › Decreased LOC › Agitation › Stridor › Cyanosis › Accessory Muscles › Hoarseness › No air movement Treatment › Establish airway without manipulation of cervical spine › Jaw thrust › Suction › NP / OP airways › ETT
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Signs / Symptoms › Cyanosis, decreased breath sounds, increased resp. rate, decreased LOC, noisy resp., hypoxia, acidosis. Diagnosis › Assess clinical presentation, ABG’s, oximetry trends, CO2 monitoring, CXR Treatment › High flow O2, assist ventilation, treat tension pnuemo, open pnuemo, flail chest or hemothorax, PAIN MANAGEMENT
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Signs of hypovolemic shock › Altered LOC, tachycardia, hypotension, tachypnea, cool diaphoretic skin, low UOP, slow capillary refill time. Diagnosis › CBC, PT, PTT, X rays, DPL, US, arteriograms Treatment of hypovolemia › Direct pressure to external bleeding, high flow O2, 2 lg bore IV’s, fluids, blood › Rule out sources of obstructive shock
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Based on mechanism, not neuro deficit SCI may occur with or without bony involvement High index of suspicion › Pain, paralysis, paresthesia, ptosis, priapism, presenting position, pregnancy, MOI. Diagnostics › Initial AP/ lateral to include C-7 and T-1 › Correlate with physical exam › CT
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AVPU Trend Glasgow Coma Scale score Trend pupillary size Assess motor function of all four ext. Diagnostics…rule out › Decreased perfusion or direct cerebral injury, Drugs / ETOH, Hypoxia, Hypotension
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Complete primary survey Treat life threatening injury Complete secondary survey Rapid resuscitation Avoid prolonged hyperventilation Avoid hypotension SBP>90 Serial monitoring of VS / NS Consider Narcan or Mannitol
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Judicious nakedness. Keep patients WARM. Monitor temperature carefully
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Should not be initialized until life threatening injuries are treated and primary assessment is complete AMPLE History Head to Toe physical exam, including posterior surfaces
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Foley (if no contraindications) › maintain UOP >30 ml / hr Decompress stomach with NG › If no CSF leak, midface fx
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Pediatrics Geriatrics
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Resuscitation priorities are identical to those on non-pregnant trauma patient. Consult OB resources early in resuscitation.
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