assessment and initial management of the trauma patient
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Assessment and Initial Management of the Trauma Patient. INTRODUCTIO N. Rapid systematic assessment is key Interventions identified as lifesaving measures are initiated immediately A-B-C’s first step in initial assessment. SCENE SIZE-UP. COURTESY OF BONNIE MENEELY, R.N. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Assessment and Initial Assessment and Initial Management of the Management of the
Trauma PatientTrauma Patient
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INTRODUCTIOINTRODUCTION
• Rapid systematic assessment is key
• Interventions identified as lifesaving measures are initiated immediately
• A-B-C’s first step in initial assessment
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SCENE SCENE SIZE-UPSIZE-UPCOURTESY OF BONNIE MENEELY, R.N.
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SCENESCENE SAFETY/ SECURITY SAFETY/ SECURITY
• Medic situational assessment differs from civilian scene size-up.
• Centers around an awareness of the tactical situation and current hostilities.
• Examine Battlefield:
– Determine zones of fire
– Routes of access and egress
– Casualties occur over time changing demands
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CARE UNDER FIRECARE UNDER FIRE• What care can be offered at
casualty’s side• Effects of movement, noise,
and light• Movement to safety• Cover and Concealment
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ENTERING A FIRE ENTERING A FIRE ZONEZONE
• Seek cover and concealment
• Survey for small arms fire
• Detect for fire or explosives
• Determine NBC status
• Survey structures for stability
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MOVING CASUALTY TO SAFE MOVING CASUALTY TO SAFE AREA FOR TREATMENTAREA FOR TREATMENT
• Low profile for casualty and yourself
• May need to request assistance
• Protection outweighs risk of aggravating injuries
• NEVER hesitate to move a casualty who is under fire.
• If casualty is not under fire, you may elect to delay movement if C-spine injury likely.
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MECHANISM OF MECHANISM OF INJURYINJURY
• Determine how injury occurred– Burns– Ballistics– Falls– NBC– Blast
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NUMBER OF PATIENTSNUMBER OF PATIENTS
• Consider Mass casualty situation• Triage patients accordingly• Need for assistance or additional
supplies• Manage time, equipment, and
resources
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ADDITIONAL HELPADDITIONAL HELP
• Direct Combat Lifesavers (CLS) to provide treatment
• Direct self-aid/buddy aid• Request of suppressive fire for
movement of casualties• Plan evacuation routes
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C-SPINE STABILIZATION/ C-SPINE STABILIZATION/ OTHER EQUIPMENTOTHER EQUIPMENT
• Spineboard• C-collar• Factors or Limitations of NBC environment• Other equipment:
– Airway adjuncts– Oxygen– Extrication devices
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ASSESSMENT AND INITIAL ASSESSMENT AND INITIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE
TRAUMA PATIENTTRAUMA PATIENT
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BTLS PRIMARY BTLS PRIMARY SURVEYSURVEY
• Scene Size-up• Initial Assessment• Rapid Trauma Survey or
Focused Exam
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PURPOSES OF INITIAL PURPOSES OF INITIAL ASSESSMENTASSESSMENT
• Prioritize casualties• Determine immediate life threatening
conditions• Information gathered used to make
decisions concerning critical interventions and time of transport
• No secondary interventions implemented before completion of initial assessment
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NO SECONDARY NO SECONDARY INTERVENTIONS WILL BE INTERVENTIONS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BEFORE IMPLEMENTED BEFORE COMPLETION OF INITIAL COMPLETION OF INITIAL
ASSESSMENT EXCEPT FOR:ASSESSMENT EXCEPT FOR:
• Airway Obstruction
• Cardiac Arrest
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FORM GENERALFORM GENERAL IMPRESSIONIMPRESSION
• Observe position of casualty– posture
– accessibility
• Appearance of casualty
• Begin to establish priorities of care
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ESTABLISH C-SPINE CONTROLESTABLISH C-SPINE CONTROL AT THIS TIMEAT THIS TIME
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LEVELS OFLEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESSCONSCIOUSNESS
A – ALERT AND ORIENTED
V – RESPONDS TO VERBAL STIMULI
P – RESPONDS TO PAIN
U – UNRESPONSIVE (NO COUGH OR GAG REFLEX)
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ASSESS AIRWAYASSESS AIRWAY
If patient is unable to speak or is unconscious then evaluate further
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OPENING THE OPENING THE AIRWAYAIRWAY
Modified Jaw Thrust
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OBSTRUCTED AIRWAYOBSTRUCTED AIRWAY
• Attempt to ventilate; if unsuccessful
• Reposition and attempt to ventilate again
• Visualize observing for obvious obstruction
• Suction, if needed
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OBSTRUCTED AIRWAYOBSTRUCTED AIRWAYcon’tcon’t
• Consider FBAO management
• Consider Combi-tube
• Consider Needle Cricothroidotomy
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RATE AND QUALITY OF RATE AND QUALITY OF RESPIRATIONSRESPIRATIONS
• Absent - Ventilate twice and check pulse and do CPR if required. Then provide PPV at 12-15 resp/min with 15L/m of O2
• Rate<12/min - BVM at 12-15/min with 15L/m of O2
• Low Tidal Volume - BVM at 12-15/min with 15L/m of O2
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RATE AND QUALITY OF RATE AND QUALITY OF RESPIRATIONSRESPIRATIONS
• Labored - Oxygen by non-rebreather at 15L/min
• Normal or Rapid - All trauma patients should receive oxygen
• Ventilation rate is 12-15/min instead of 10-12 IAW AHA due to the patient being without oxygen for a probable extended period of time. The increase in ventilation rate also allows for mask leak which can average up to 40%.
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ACTIONS FOR SPECIFIC ACTIONS FOR SPECIFIC AIRWAY SOUNDSAIRWAY SOUNDS
• Snoring - Jaw Thrust
• Gurgling - Suction
• Stridor – consider Combi-tube
• Silence - Follow steps in assessing airway
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Assess CirculationAssess Circulation
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Assess CirculationAssess Circulation
• Palpate carotid and radial pulses; brachial in an infant
• Check CCT
• Check for major bleeding
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RADIAL PULSERADIAL PULSE
• Present - Note rate and quality• Bradycardia - Consider spinal
shock; head injury• Tachycardia - Consider shock• Absent - Check carotid pulse;
note late shock (consider PASG)
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CAROTID PULSECAROTID PULSE
• Present - Note rate and quality• Bradycardia (<60bpm) - Consider
spinal shock; head injury• Tachycardia (>120bpm) - Consider
shock• Absent - CPR + BVM+O2, Defib
with AED as appropriate
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CHECK FOR MAJOR CHECK FOR MAJOR BLEEDINGBLEEDING
• Direct pressure and elevation
• Pressure dressing
• Pressure points
• Tourniquet
• PASG
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CPRCPR
• Combat situation CPR will be METT-T dependent
• If METT-T allows, you would begin CPR for the potentially expectant patient
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EXPOSE WOUNDSEXPOSE WOUNDS
• Remove all equipment and clothing from area around wounds
• Identify any additional life-threatening injuries
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DCAP-BLSDCAP-BLS
• Deformities
• Contusions
• Abrasions
• Penetrations
• Burns
• Lacerations
• Swelling
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DeformitiesDeformities
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Contusions (bruises)Contusions (bruises)
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AbrasionsAbrasions
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Punctures/PenetrationsPunctures/Penetrations
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BurnsBurns
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LacerationsLacerations
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SwellingSwelling
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PALPATIONPALPATION
Touching or feeling for:Touching or feeling for:• TIC
• TRD-P
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TICTIC
• Acronym used when palpating body parts of the body
• TIC
– Tenderness
– Instability
– Crepitus
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TRD-PTRD-P• Acronym used when palpating the
abdomen• TRD-P
– Tenderness– Rigidity– Distention– Pulsating Masses
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Head Neck Chest Abdomen Pelvis Extremities Back
Quick “Head-To-Toe” Exam
RAPID TRAUMA SURVEYRAPID TRAUMA SURVEY
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RAPID TRAUMA SURVEYRAPID TRAUMA SURVEY• BRIEF exam done to find all life-
threats• No splinting done except for
anatomically splinting casualty to a spineboard
• Only a few interventions are done on scene
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INTERVENTIONS INTERVENTIONS PERFORMED AT SCENEPERFORMED AT SCENE
• Initial Airway Management
• Assist Ventilations
• Begin CPR if METT-T allows
• Control of major external bleeding
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INTERVENTIONS INTERVENTIONS PERFORMED AT SCENE PERFORMED AT SCENE
• Seal sucking chest wounds
• Stabilize flail chest
• Decompress tension pneumothorax
• Stabilize impaled objects
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HEADHEAD• DCAP-BLS
• Obvious hemorrhage
• Major facial injuries - consider other airway adjuncts
• TIC
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NECKNECK• DCAP-BLS• Retraction at suprasternal notch• Tracheal deviation• JVD• Use of accessory muscles• TIC• Cervical spine step-off
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AUSCULTATE FOR AIR AUSCULTATE FOR AIR SOUNDS IN TRACHEASOUNDS IN TRACHEA
• Stridor
• Gurgling• Snoring
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APPLY C-COLLAR AFTER APPLY C-COLLAR AFTER ASSESSING NECKASSESSING NECK
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Chest: DCAP-BLS + TIC, paradoxical motion, Chest: DCAP-BLS + TIC, paradoxical motion, Symmetry, Breath Sounds Symmetry, Breath Sounds (Presence and (Presence and
Quality)Quality), and heart sounds , and heart sounds (baseline (baseline measurement)measurement)
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Listen to both sides of the chest. Is air entryListen to both sides of the chest. Is air entrypresent? Absent? Equal on both sides?present? Absent? Equal on both sides?
Compare left side to right side.Compare left side to right side.
Mid-ClavicularMid-Clavicular Mid-AxillaryMid-Axillary
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DIMINISHED OR ABSENT DIMINISHED OR ABSENT BREATH SOUNDSBREATH SOUNDS
• Percuss to check for hemothorax vs. pneumothorax
• Hypo-resonance = Hemothorax
• Hyper-resonance = Pneumothorax
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PNEUMOTHORAX OR COLLAPSED LUNG
• Collection of air or gas in pleural spaces
• Open chest wounds that permit entrance of air
• May occur spontaneously without apparent cause
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OPEN PNEUMOTHORAXOPEN PNEUMOTHORAX
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TENSION PNUEMOTHORAX• Required as consideration by any or all of the
following– Decreased or absent breath sounds– Decreasing LOC– Absent radial pulse– Cyanosis– JVD– Tracheal Deviation– Decreasing bag compliance
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TENSION PNEUMOTHORAXTENSION PNEUMOTHORAX
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INDICATIONS TO DECOMPRESS INDICATIONS TO DECOMPRESS TENSION PNEUMOTHORAXTENSION PNEUMOTHORAX
The presence of tension pneumothorax with decompensation as evidenced by more than one of the following:
–Respiratory distress and cyanosis
–Loss of radial pulse (late shock)
–Decreasing LOC
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• DCAP - BLS• External blood loss• Impaled objects• Evisceration• Inspect posterior
abdomen for exit wounds/bruising
• Palpate for:– TRD-P
ABDOMENABDOMEN
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PELVISPELVIS
• DCAP-BLS
• Priaprism
• Incontinence
• TIC
• Symphysis Pubis
• Iliac Crests
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EXTREMITIESEXTREMITIES• Examine lower then
upper extremities
• DCAP-BLS
• TIC
• PMS in each extremity
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LOGROLL AND PLACE ON LOGROLL AND PLACE ON BACKBOARD UNLESS BACKBOARD UNLESS CONTRAINDICATEDCONTRAINDICATED
CONTRAINDICATIONS TO LOGROLL:• Pelvic Instability
• Bilateral Femur Fractures
A Scoop Litter is required with these injuriesA Scoop Litter is required with these injuries
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BACKBACK
• Done DURING transfer to backboard
• DCAP - BLS
• Rectal Bleeding
• TIC
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SAMPLE HISTORY• S – SIGNS/SYMPTOMS
• A – ALLERGIES
• M –MEDICATIONS
• P – PAST MEDICAL HISTORY
• L – LAST MEAL
• E – EVENTS PRIOR TO INJURY
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OBTAIN BASELINE VITALS
• Pulse
• Respirations
• Blood Pressure
• Pupils
• CCT
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Neurological Exam
Perform brief exam if patient has an altered mental status
• PERL
• Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
• Assess disability
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TRANSPORT PATIENT TRANSPORT PATIENT OR MOVE PATIENT TO OR MOVE PATIENT TO
CASUALTY CASUALTY COLLECTION POINTCOLLECTION POINT
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