Trauma / ATLS
Management of Trauma
Urgent and competent assessment of trauma
Treat life-threatening injuries first
Improve survival and outcome in "golden hour"
- Primary Survery
- Airway
- Breathing
- Circulation
- Disability
- Exposure, temperature control
- Monitoring
- ECG, Pulse oximetry, BP
- Urinary catheter (unless contraindicated)
- NGT
- Radiology
- CXR
- Lateral C-spine
- AP Pelvis
- AMPLE history -Allergies, Medications, Past medical history, Last meals, Events surrounding injury
- Secondary survey
- Full head-to-toe assessment
- Can be delayed until all life-threatening injuries have been dealth with
