Title: Primary secondary and tertiary survey | Deranged Physiology
Headings: Primary secondary and tertiary survey
Definitions
Primary survey
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Disability
Exposure
The value of the digital rectal exam
Adjuncts to the primary survey:
Bloods:
Imaging
Monitoring
Secondary survey
Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture
Tertiary survey
References

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References
Grossman, Michael D., and Christopher Born. " Tertiary survey of the trauma patient in the intensive care unit." Surgical Clinics of North America 80.3 (2000): 805-824. Biffl, Walter L., David T. Harrington, and William G. Cioffi. " Implementation of a tertiary trauma survey decreases missed injuries." Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 54.1 (2003): 38-44.