Title: Responding to trauma: Your priorities in the first hour | Article | NursingCenter
Headings: Responding to trauma: Your priorities in the first hour
Responding to trauma: Your priorities in the first hour
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Nursing2020 Critical Care
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Getting ready for your patient
Primary survey: Managing immediate threats
Secondary survey: Uncovering other serious threats
Next up: An eye on diagnostics
Providing definitive care
Meeting the standard of care
Adequate resuscitation? Watch for these indicators
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Content: Michael's odds of survival are good: Of trauma patients who enter the trauma care system with vital signs intact, more than 95% survive. Figure. No caption available. Paramedics administer oxygen at a flow rate of 15 liters/minute via non-rebreather mask and apply a cervical collar and a backboard to immobilize his neck and spine. They also place a 16-gauge intravenous (I.V.) catheter in his left forearm and begin an infusion of 0.9% sodium chloride solution. If Michael were on his way to your hospital's emergency department (ED) for treatment, would you be prepared to provide immediate and appropriate nursing care? In this article, I'll explain the primary and secondary assessment surveys you need to complete as soon as he arrives and discuss how your findings guide nursing and medical interventions. But first, let's review how to prepare for a trauma patient's arrival in the ED. Getting ready for your patient
Trauma team members must be prepared to deal with any type of injury.