Care objectives Flashcards

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Burn CPG

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  • Identify airway burns as a priority

- To minimise impact by maintaining perfusion, minimising pain, using appropriate cooling and minimising heat loss

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Pain Relief

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To reduce the suffering associated with the experience pain by reducing to a degree that the patient is comfortable

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Hemorrhagic Hypo-volemia

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  • To identify and control the haemorrhage
  • Ensure vital organ perfusion while maintaining/ minimising coagulopothy, hypothermia and acidosis
  • Rapid transport to a facility capable of definitive care.
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Major Trauma

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  • manage life threat
  • minimise time to definitive care
  • hypothermia, acidosis and coagulopathy increase mortality rate
  • pain management is a cornerstone
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Traumatic head Injury

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  • To identify and appropriately triage potentially serious head injury
  • To optimise ventilation, oxygenation and cerebro-perfusion pressure to prevent possible secondary injury.
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