Trauma Flashcards
The process of prioritizing patient treatment during mass casualty events based on their need for or likely benefit from immediate medical attention is called what?
Triage
Categories of triage can change based upon what?
(a)Number of injured
(b)Available resources
(c)Nature and extent of injurie(s)
(d)Change in patient’s condition
(e)Hostile threat in the area
What is the difference between multiple and mass casualties?
-Multiple casualties: The number of patients and the severities of their injuries DO NOT exceed the resources and capabilities.
-Mass Casualties: The number of patients and the severities of their injuries DO exceed the
resources and capabilities.
When the number of patients and the severities of their injuries DO NOT exceed the resources and capabilities it is considered what?
Multiple casualties
When the number of patients and the severities of their injuries DO exceed the resources and capabilities it is considered what?
Mass casualties
What are the five principles of triage?
(1)Degree of life threat posed by the injuries sustained
(2)Injury severity
(3)Salvageability
(4)Resources
(5)Time, distance, and environment
What entails looking at each patient in a total global fashion and assessing the patient as a whole and not focusing on one severe injury?
Injury severity
What are the categories for military triage?
“IDME for DIME” (Delayed, Immediate, Minimal, Expected)
When a casualty needs lifesaving interventions within minutes up to 2 hours on arrival to avoid death or major disability, what triage category are they?
Immediate
(example: Retrobulbar hematoma (threat to loss of sight))
When a casualty requires medical attention but CAN wait, they are what triage category?
Delayed
When a casualty can be treated with selfaid, buddy aid, and corpsman aid, what triage category are they?
Minimal
When a casualty require complicated treatments that may not improve life expectancy.
Expectant
Triage tag: fourth stripe on the tag, casualties are dead or non- salvageable and entails no care is needed.
Black (Deceased/Expectant):
Triage tag: Third stripe on the tag, casualties have minor injuries and willneedminimal care. They should be transported after the immediate and delayed have been evacuated.
Green (Minimal):
Triage tag: Second stripe on the tag, casualties are in the most need of care and or transport to a higher echelon of care. They should receive care before all other casualties.
Red (Immediate):
