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Organization of Trauma Care Flashcards

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The Process of prioritizing patient treatment during mass casualty events based on their need for or likely benefit from immediate medical attention.

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Triage

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Triage means what?

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French word to sort

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Categories can change based upon what five things?

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  1. Number of injured.
  2. Available resources
  3. Nature and extent of injuries(s)
  4. Change in patient’s condition
  5. Hostile threat in the area
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The number of patients and the severity of their injuries DO NOT exceed the resources and capabilities?

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Multiple Casualties

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The number of patients and the severities of their injuries DO exceed the resources and capabilities.

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Mass Casualties

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What are the Five principles of triage?

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  1. Degree of life threat posed by the injuries sustained
  2. Injuries severity
  3. Salvage Ability
  4. Resources
  5. Time, Distance, and Environment
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What takes priority over an airway problem?

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Massive Hemorrage

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What are the Four categories of Military Triage?

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  1. Immediate
  2. Delayed
  3. Minimal
  4. Expectant
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What is the acronym for Military Triage Categories ?

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D.I.M.E.

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What Category of patient needs lifesaving interventions within Minutes to 2 hours on arrival to avoid death or major disability?

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Immediate

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What are examples of an immediate patient?

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  1. Massive Hemmorrage
  2. Airway obstructions or potential compromise, including potential complications from facial burns or anaphylaxis.
  3. Tension Pneumothorax
  4. Penetrating chest wound WITH respiratory distress.
  5. Torso, neck, or pelvis injuries WITH shock.
  6. Head injuries requiring emergent decompression
  7. Threatened Loss of limb.
  8. RETROBULBAR HEMATOMA ( THREAT TO LOSS of sight).
  9. Multiple extremity amputations.
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What category of military triage requires medical attention but CAN wait?

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Delayed

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What are examples of a Delayed Patient?

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  1. Soft tissue without significant bleeding.
  2. Fractures
  3. Compartment syndrome
  4. Intra-abdominal and/ or thoracic wounds
  5. Moderate to severe burns with less than 20% of total body surface area.
  6. Blunt or penetrating torso injuries without the signs of shock.
  7. Facial fractures without airway compromise.
  8. Globe Injuries
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What category of military triage can be treated with selfaid, buddy aid, and corpsman aid?

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Minimal

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What is also known as walking wounded?

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Minimal

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What are examples of a Minimal Patient?

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  1. Minor burns, lacerations, contusions, sprains, and strains.
  2. Simple, closed fractures without neurovascular compromise.
  3. Combat stress reaction.
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What category of military triage requires complicated treatments that may not improve life expectancy?

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Expectant

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What are examples of an Expectant Patient?

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  1. Massive head injuries with signs of impending death or a coma.
  2. Cardiopulmonary Failure
  3. Clearly dead casualty with no signs of life or vital signs regardless of the mechanism of injury.
  4. Second and third-degree burns in excess of 85% of total body surface area.
  5. Open pelvic injuries with uncontrolled bleeding and class IV shock.
  6. High Spinal COrd injury.
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What category of civilian/NATO Triage Tag color is Black, Casualties are dead or non-salvageable and entail no care is needed?

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Deceased/Expectent

20
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What category of civilian/NATO Triage Tag color is Green, Casualties have minor injuries and will need minimal care. They should be transported after the immediate and delayed have been evacuated.

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Minimal

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What category of civilian/NATO Triage Tag color is Red, Casualties are in the most need of care and or transport to a higher echelon of care. They should receive are before all other casualties?

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Immediate

22
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What category of civilian/NATO Triage Tag color is Yellow, Casualties will need acres, but in no hurry. They will be transported only after the more critically injured have been stabilized and transported.

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Delayed

23
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What combat stress can be immediately returned to duty or returned to unit or units noncombat support element with duty limitations or rest?

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Light Stress

24
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What combat stress can be sent to combat stress control restoration canter for up to 3 days reconstitution?

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Heavy Stress

25
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Utilize BICEPS Mnemonic where resources and tactical situations allowed?

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Brief
Immediate
Central
Expectant
Proximal
SImple

26
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What principals should help with casualty collection points based on?

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  1. Proximity to patients
  2. Proximity to vehicular access
  3. Proximity to HLZ
  4. Geography, safety “geographic triage”.

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