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B Breathing and ventilation
B: Breathing and ventilation All patients should receive high-flow oxygen. Life-threatening chest ...
Venous lactate
Venous lactate V enous lactate is a useful marker of resuscitation and phys - - iological state....
c Exsanguinating external haemorrhage
c: Exsanguinating external haemorrhage Experience from war zones over the past 20 years has shown...
Learning objectives
Learning objectives How to identify and assess the severely injured patient • Early treatment goa...
ROLE OF THE TRAUMA TEAM
ROLE OF THE TRAUMA TEAM All hospitals managing severe trauma should have a dedicated trauma team ...
SECONDARY SURVEY
SECONDARY SURVEY All severely injured patients require a detailed top-to-toe exam ination after l...
FURTHER READING
FURTHER READING Sierink HJC, Treskes K, Edwards MJR et al ., for the REACT-2 Study Group. Immedia...
IDENTIFICATION OF SEVERE TRAUMA
IDENTIFICATION OF SEVERE TRAUMA The severely injured patient, with multiple injuries to di ff er e...
Introduction
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C Circulation and haemorrhage control
C: Circulation and haemorrhage control All patients require adequate intravenous (IV) access with...
D Disability and E Exposure
D: Disability and E: Exposure On admission, the GCS score should be calculated ( Table 27.1 ), th...
DAMAGE CONTROL SURGERY VERSUS EARL Y TOTAL CARE
DAMAGE CONTROL SURGERY VERSUS EARL Y TOTAL CARE As discussed in Chapter 26 , the concept of dama...
A Airway with cervical spine control
A: Airway with cervical spine control All trauma patients should have their cervical spine immobi...
B Breathing and ventilation
B: Breathing and ventilation All patients should receive high-flow oxygen. Life-threatening chest ...
The significance of time in the outcome
The significance of time in the outcome Injuries can happen at lightning speed. Time point 0 (time...
The response to patient factors
The response to patient factors Injuries presenting with increased frequency in an individual pat...
The response to the mechanism of injury (injury pr
The response to the mechanism of injury (injury prevention) Not infrequently , two or more patie...
The response to the mechanism of injury (injury prevention)
The response to the mechanism of injury (injury prevention) Not infrequently , two or more patie...
The assessment of trauma
The assessment of trauma Traditionally , and especially when learning the theory of the various ...
The medical response to injury
The medical response to injury Initial management After initial assessment of the patient’s cond...