Title: Trauma Assessment; Initial Trauma Assessment. Information | Patient
Headings: Trauma Assessment
Trauma Assessment
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Aims of the initial evaluation of trauma patients
Preparation and co-ordination of care
The pre-hospital phase
The hospital phase
Triage and organisation of care
Initial assessment
Resuscitation and primary survey
Additional considerations to primary survey and resuscitation
Secondary survey
History
Additional considerations to secondary survey
Definitive care
Records and legal considerations
Practice tips
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Content: is done according to the 'ABCDE' principles ( A irway maintenance with cervical spine protection, B reathing and ventilation, C irculation with haemorrhage control, D isability: neurological status, E xposure/environmental control). Selection of hospital: is according to available services, so that trauma patients should be taken to trauma centres. Multiple casualties: where the number of patients and severity of injury do not exceed the capacity of the treatment centre, life-threatening injuries and multiple system injuries are treated first. Mass casualties: when the the number of patients and severity of injury do exceed capacity of the treatment centre, patients are selected for treatment according to best chance of survival with least expenditure of resources (time, personnel, equipment, supplies). Initial assessment
This comprises: Resuscitation and primary survey.