ECare - Chapter 30 (Multisystem Trauma)

Question 1

Determining Severity: Physiological Criteria

Answer 1

altered mental status, hypotension, abnormal R = high priority/trauma center

Question 2

Determining Severity: Anatomic Criteria

Answer 2

head and chest injuries are serious; others include many musculoskeletal injuries, amputations, mangled extremities, pelvic

Question 3

Determining Severity: Mechanism of Injury

Answer 3

no physiological or anatomic criteria but serious MOI = trauma

falls, high-risk car crash, bike accident, motorcycle crash

Question 4

Determining Severity: Special Patients and Considerations

Answer 4

geriatric patients + anticoagulant + head injury

age, anticoagulants, burns, pregnancy

Question 5

objective of trauma scores

Answer 5

to bring or not to bring to trauma center and allows center to prepare themselves

Question 6

RTS

Answer 6

GCS, systolic BP, and R (4 each)