ALERTS CRITERIA

Question 1

trauma alert criteria blue and red

Answer 1

one red or two blue = trauma alert

Question 2

adult trauma alert airway

Answer 2

red: active airway assistance required

blue: sustained respiratory rate > or equal to 30

Question 3

adult trauma alert circulation

Answer 3

red: no radial pulse w/ sustained HR > or equal to 120 or BP < 90 systolic

blue: sustained heart rate > or equal to 120

Question 4

adult trauma alert fractures

Answer 4

red: multiple long bone fracture sites

blue: single long bone fracture site due to mva or single long bone fracture site due to fall > or equal to 10 feet

Question 5

adult trauma alert cutaneous

Answer 5

red: 2nd or 3rd degree burns > 15% BSA, electrical burns (high voltage direct lightning) regardless of TBSA, amputation proximal to wrist or ankle, penetrating injury to the head neck or torso

blue: major degloving, flap avulsion, > 5 inches or GSW to extremities

Question 6

adult trauma alert best motor response

Answer 6

red: BMR < or equal to 4 or exhibits presence of paralysis, suspicion of spinal cord injury or loss of sensation

blue: BMR = 5

Question 7

adult trauma alert MOI

Answer 7

blue: ejection from vehicle or deformed steering wheel.

Question 8

adult trauma alert age

Answer 8

blue: anticoagulated older adult > 55yrs

Question 9

adult trauma alert misc.

Answer 9

red: paramedic judgment, GCS < or equal to 12

blue: blunt abdominal injury