Purpose, history and concepts of ATLS

Question 1

Trimodal death distribution

Answer 1

First peak: seconds to minutes of injury

Second peak: minutes to several hours after injury

Third peak: several days to weeks after injury

Question 2

Second peak of trimodal death pathologies (5)

Answer 2

Subdural/epidural haematoma
Haemopneumothorax
Ruptured spleen
Liver lacerations
Pelvic fractures
etc

Question 3

Third peak deaths

Answer 3

eg sepsis