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The ABCs of TraumaThe ABCs of Trauma
C. Clay Cothren, MD FACS
Attending Surgeon, Denver Health Medical Center
Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Colorado
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Outlining the ABCsOutlining the ABCs
•• Why do we need such an approach?Why do we need such an approach?
•• The Golden HourThe Golden Hour
•• ABCs ABCs –– The SpecificsThe Specifics–– preventable deathspreventable deaths–– problem recognitionproblem recognition–– managementmanagement
•• Take Home PointsTake Home Points
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Why the ABCs?Why the ABCs?
•• Annual trauma costs Annual trauma costs exceed $400 billionexceed $400 billion
•• Trauma = leading cause Trauma = leading cause of death for age 1of death for age 1--44 yrs 44 yrs
•• Inconsistent delivery of care prior to 1980Inconsistent delivery of care prior to 1980 ATLS course initiatedATLS course initiated
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Why the ABCs?Why the ABCs?
•• Goals of the ATLS CourseGoals of the ATLS Course–– appropriate and timely careappropriate and timely care–– algorithm basedalgorithm based–– focus on the first hourfocus on the first hour–– train practitioners who do not daily train practitioners who do not daily
care for trauma patientscare for trauma patients
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Trauma DeathsTrauma Deaths
Trimodal distribution of trauma deaths.Trimodal distribution of trauma deaths.Sauaia et al., J Trauma 1994
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Trauma DeathsTrauma Deaths
Trimodal distribution of trauma deaths.Trimodal distribution of trauma deaths.Sauaia et al., J Trauma 1994
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Trauma DeathsTrauma Deaths
Trimodal distribution of trauma deaths.Trimodal distribution of trauma deaths.Sauaia et al., J Trauma 1994
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Trauma Deaths: PreventionTrauma Deaths: Prevention
•• Immediate (1Immediate (1stst peak)peak)–– injury preventioninjury prevention–– rapid prehospital transportrapid prehospital transport
•• Early (2Early (2ndnd peak)peak)–– rapid assessmentrapid assessment–– prompt resuscitationprompt resuscitation
•• Late (3Late (3rdrd peak)peak)–– ICU careICU care
““Golden HourGolden Hour””
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The Golden HourThe Golden Hour
•• Treat the greatest threat Treat the greatest threat to life firstto life first
•• Treat despite lack of a Treat despite lack of a definitive diagnosisdefinitive diagnosis
•• Treat despite complete Treat despite complete historyhistory
ABCDE ABCDE ApproachApproach
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The Golden HourThe Golden Hour
•• AA = = AAirway with cirway with c--spine protectionspine protection
•• BB = = BBreathingreathing
•• CC = = CCirculation, stop the bleedingirculation, stop the bleeding
•• DD = = DDisability/Neuro statusisability/Neuro status
•• EE = = EExposure and Environmentxposure and Environment
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The Golden HourThe Golden Hour
•• ABCDE ABCDE –– Primary SurveyPrimary Survey–– sequential yet actually simultaneoussequential yet actually simultaneous–– includes resuscitation effortsincludes resuscitation efforts–– normalization of vital signsnormalization of vital signs
•• Secondary SurveySecondary Survey–– AMPLE historyAMPLE history–– headhead--toto--toe and xtoe and x--raysrays
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Starting with the ABCsStarting with the ABCs
A = AirwayA = Airway
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Airway: Preventable DeathsAirway: Preventable Deaths
•• Failure to recognize needFailure to recognize need
•• Inability to establishInability to establish
•• Incorrectly placed airwayIncorrectly placed airway
•• DisplacementDisplacement
•• Failure to ventilateFailure to ventilate
•• AspirationAspiration
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Airway: Problem RecognitionAirway: Problem Recognition
•• Objective Signs Objective Signs –– Airway Obstruction:Airway Obstruction:–– agitation, cyanosis = hypoxiaagitation, cyanosis = hypoxia–– obtundation = hypercarbiaobtundation = hypercarbia–– abnormal soundsabnormal sounds–– tracheal locationtracheal location–– external traumaexternal trauma
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Airway: Problem RecognitionAirway: Problem Recognition
•• Altered Levels of ConsciousnessAltered Levels of Consciousness–– closed head injuryclosed head injury–– intoxicationintoxication
•• Maxillofacial TraumaMaxillofacial Trauma–– hemorrhagehemorrhage–– dislodged teethdislodged teeth–– mandible fxmandible fx
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Airway: Problem RecognitionAirway: Problem Recognition
•• Penetrating Neck TraumaPenetrating Neck Trauma–– laceration of trachealaceration of trachea
–– hemorrhage with tracheal hemorrhage with tracheal deviation/obstructiondeviation/obstruction
–– patient may initially patient may initially maintain airwaymaintain airway
–– prophylactic intubation?prophylactic intubation?
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Airway: Problem RecognitionAirway: Problem Recognition
•• Blunt Neck TraumaBlunt Neck Trauma–– hemorrhage with tracheal hemorrhage with tracheal
deviation/obstructiondeviation/obstruction
–– disruption of the larynxdisruption of the larynxhoarsenesshoarsenesssubcutaneous emphysemasubcutaneous emphysemapalpable fracturepalpable fracture
–– prophylactic intubation?prophylactic intubation?
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Airway: Problem RecognitionAirway: Problem Recognition
ClothesClothes--line Injury to the Neckline Injury to the Neck
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Airway: ManagementAirway: Management
AA always includes Calways includes C--spine spine inin--line immobilization!line immobilization!
assume this therefore, do this
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Airway: ManagementAirway: Management
•• Airway Maintenance Techniques:Airway Maintenance Techniques:–– chin liftchin lift–– jaw thrustjaw thrust–– oral airwayoral airway–– nasal trumpetnasal trumpet
jaw thrust
•• Definitive Airway:Definitive Airway:–– orotracheal or nasotracheal intubationorotracheal or nasotracheal intubation–– surgical airwaysurgical airway
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Airway: CricothyroidotomyAirway: Cricothyroidotomy
Vertical skin incision Vertical skin incision –– make it longer than make it longer than you think you needyou think you need……..
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Airway: CricothyroidotomyAirway: Cricothyroidotomy
Use the trach hook to stabilize.Use the trach hook to stabilize.Incise the cricothyroid membrane.Incise the cricothyroid membrane.
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Airway: CricothyroidotomyAirway: Cricothyroidotomy
Place a 6Place a 6--0 endotracheal tube. 0 endotracheal tube.
< 11yo, cric is contraindicated < 11yo, cric is contraindicated –– do a trach.do a trach.
ETTETTTrachTrach
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Airway: Take Home PointsAirway: Take Home Points
•• Suspect impending airway obstructionSuspect impending airway obstruction
•• CC--spine immobilizationspine immobilization
•• Provide definitive airwayProvide definitive airway
•• Check patency, tube positionCheck patency, tube position
•• Intubation unsuccessful Intubation unsuccessful surgical surgical airwayairway
Address life threatening injuries!Address life threatening injuries!
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Starting with the ABCsStarting with the ABCs
B = BreathingB = Breathing
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Breathing: Preventable DeathsBreathing: Preventable Deaths
•• Assess = Assess = ““Look Look -- Listen Listen -- FeelFeel””
•• Address:Address:–– Tension PTXTension PTX–– Open PTXOpen PTX–– Flail chestFlail chest–– Massive hemothorax Massive hemothorax
(really part of C)(really part of C)
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Breathing: Problem RecognitionBreathing: Problem Recognition
•• Objective Signs Objective Signs –– Inadequate Ventilation:Inadequate Ventilation:–– asymmetric chest riseasymmetric chest rise–– labored breathinglabored breathing–– absent breath soundsabsent breath sounds–– tachypneatachypnea–– pulse oximeter pulse oximeter
(indirect measure)(indirect measure)
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Breathing: Problem RecognitionBreathing: Problem Recognition
•• Tension PTX:Tension PTX:–– ““oneone--wayway--valvevalve”” air leakair leak–– blunt or penetrating blunt or penetrating
mechanismmechanism–– absent breath soundsabsent breath sounds
–– CLINICAL DIAGNOSISCLINICAL DIAGNOSIS–– immediate decompressionimmediate decompression
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Breathing: Problem RecognitionBreathing: Problem Recognition
•• Open PTX:Open PTX:–– defect of chest walldefect of chest wall–– air passes preferentially air passes preferentially
through defectthrough defect–– hypoxia & hypercarbiahypoxia & hypercarbia–– occlusive dressing on 3 sidesocclusive dressing on 3 sides
until CT placeduntil CT placed
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Breathing: Problem RecognitionBreathing: Problem Recognition
•• Flail Chest:Flail Chest:–– segment without bony continuitysegment without bony continuity–– asymmetric movement asymmetric movement –– crepituscrepitus
–– pulmonary contusion pulmonary contusion hypoxiahypoxia
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KEY CONCEPTKEY CONCEPT
The patientThe patient’’s s
hemodynamic statushemodynamic status
dictates imaging and management.dictates imaging and management.
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Breathing: ManagementBreathing: Management
•• Chest tube, chest tube, Chest tube, chest tube, chest tubechest tube
•• Occlusive dressingOcclusive dressing•• Ventilatory supportVentilatory support•• Thoracotomy?Thoracotomy?
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Breathing: Take Home PointsBreathing: Take Home Points
•• Look, listen, feelLook, listen, feel
•• Adequate airway Adequate airway adequate ventilationadequate ventilation
•• HD status determines imagingHD status determines imaging
•• Tension PTX = clinical dxTension PTX = clinical dx
Address life threatening injuries!Address life threatening injuries!
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Starting with the ABCsStarting with the ABCs
C = CirculationC = Circulation
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Circulation: Preventable DeathsCirculation: Preventable Deaths
•• Hypotension = HemorrhageHypotension = Hemorrhage
•• Assess:Assess:–– level of consciousnesslevel of consciousness–– pulse / skin colorpulse / skin color
•• Address:Address:–– external bleedingexternal bleeding–– massive hemothoraxmassive hemothorax–– cardiac tamponadecardiac tamponade–– massive hemoperitoneummassive hemoperitoneum–– unstable pelvic fractureunstable pelvic fracture
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Circulation: Classes of ShockCirculation: Classes of Shock
NormalNormalBPBP
< 100< 100PulsePulse< 15%< 15%
% % VolumeVolume
< 750 cc< 750 ccBlood Blood LossLoss
IVIVIIIIIIIIIIII
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Circulation: Classes of ShockCirculation: Classes of Shock
NormalNormalNormalNormalBPBP
> 100> 100< 100< 100PulsePulse15 15 -- 30%30%< 15%< 15%
% % VolumeVolume
750 750 -- 15001500< 750 cc< 750 ccBlood Blood LossLoss
IVIVIIIIIIIIIIII
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Circulation: Classes of ShockCirculation: Classes of Shock
↓↓NormalNormalNormalNormalBPBP
> 120> 120> 100> 100< 100< 100PulsePulse30 30 -- 40%40%15 15 -- 30%30%< 15%< 15%
% % VolumeVolume
1500 1500 -- 20002000750 750 -- 15001500< 750 cc< 750 ccBlood Blood LossLoss
IVIVIIIIIIIIIIII
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Circulation: Classes of ShockCirculation: Classes of Shock
↓↓↓↓NormalNormalNormalNormalBPBP
> 140> 140> 120> 120> 100> 100< 100< 100PulsePulse> 40%> 40%30 30 -- 40%40%15 15 -- 30%30%< 15%< 15%
% % VolumeVolume
> 2000> 20001500 1500 -- 20002000750 750 -- 15001500< 750 cc< 750 ccBlood Blood LossLoss
IVIVIIIIIIIIIIII
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Circulation: Classes of ShockCirculation: Classes of Shock
> 40%> 40%IVIV
30 30 -- 40%40%IIIIII
15 15 -- 30%30%IIII
< 15%< 15%II
% Volume Loss% Volume Loss
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Circulation: Classes of ShockCirculation: Classes of Shock
•• Example:Example:–– 1 year old falls through a window1 year old falls through a window–– ““lost lost ¾¾ cup of bloodcup of blood””
–– blood volume = 70cc/kg x 10kgblood volume = 70cc/kg x 10kg–– EBL = EBL = ¾¾ cup cup 6 oz 6 oz 180cc180cc
–– 180cc / 700cc = 25% blood loss180cc / 700cc = 25% blood loss–– class II/III shockclass II/III shock
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Circulation: Causes of ShockCirculation: Causes of Shock
•• Hypovolemic = Hemorrhage:Hypovolemic = Hemorrhage:
–– 5 spaces = chest, abd, pelvis, long5 spaces = chest, abd, pelvis, long--bones, streetbones, street
•• Fractures:Fractures:–– rib = 100rib = 100--200 cc200 cc–– tibia = 300tibia = 300--500 cc500 cc–– femur = 800femur = 800--1200 cc1200 cc–– pelvis = 1500 and uppelvis = 1500 and up
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Circulation: Causes of ShockCirculation: Causes of Shock
•• Cardiogenic:Cardiogenic:–– tension PTXtension PTX–– cardiac tamponade or contusioncardiac tamponade or contusion–– air embolismair embolism–– primary cardiac diseaseprimary cardiac disease
•• Neurogenic:Neurogenic:–– spinal cord injuryspinal cord injury
• SepticSeptic
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Circulation: Problem RecognitionCirculation: Problem Recognition
•• External Hemorrhage:External Hemorrhage:–– apply direct manual pressureapply direct manual pressure–– dondon’’t indiscriminately use clampst indiscriminately use clamps–– tourniquet if amputationtourniquet if amputation
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Circulation: Problem RecognitionCirculation: Problem Recognition
•• Massive Hemothorax:Massive Hemothorax:–– 1500 cc blood1500 cc blood
–– 1/3 blood volume in a child1/3 blood volume in a child
–– blunt trauma blunt trauma rib fx, rib fx, intercostal artery, lung lacintercostal artery, lung lac
–– penetrating trauma penetrating trauma systemic or hilar vesselssystemic or hilar vessels
uprightupright
supinesupine
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Circulation: Problem RecognitionCirculation: Problem Recognition
•• Cardiac Tamponade:Cardiac Tamponade:–– penetrating = most commonpenetrating = most common
–– diagnosis:diagnosis:
•• BeckBeck’’s triad = uncommons triad = uncommon•• CVP lineCVP line•• UltrasoundUltrasound
–– pericardiocentesispericardiocentesis
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Circulation: Problem RecognitionCirculation: Problem Recognition
•• Massive Hemoperitoneum:Massive Hemoperitoneum:–– consider mechanismconsider mechanism
•• XX--rays if penetratingrays if penetrating
–– FAST is often diagnosticFAST is often diagnostic
–– DPA if patient remains unstable, FAST DPA if patient remains unstable, FAST ––
–– Emergent OREmergent OR
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Circulation: Problem RecognitionCirculation: Problem Recognition
•• Unstable Pelvic Fracture:Unstable Pelvic Fracture:–– Exam PLUS Exam PLUS hypotensionhypotension
–– R/O associated injuriesR/O associated injuries
–– ““sheetsheet”” the pelvisthe pelvis
–– If transfusing blood consider If transfusing blood consider intervention: IR intervention: IR vs.vs. OROR
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Circulation: PitfallsCirculation: Pitfalls
•• Elderly Elderly –– limited reservelimited reserve
•• Children Children –– abundant reserve, abundant reserve, decompensate latedecompensate late
•• Athletes Athletes –– ““relativerelative”” tachycardiatachycardia
•• Drugs Drugs –– Rx and illegalRx and illegal
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Circulation: ManagementCirculation: Management
•• IV access:IV access:–– 2 large2 large--bore bore
peripheral IVsperipheral IVs–– central linecentral line–– saphenous vein saphenous vein
cut downcut down–– IO needleIO needle
•• 2 liter bolus2 liter bolus
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Circulation: ManagementCirculation: Management
•• Tube thoracostomyTube thoracostomy
•• Pericardiocentesis Pericardiocentesis
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Circulation: ManagementCirculation: Management
•• ““Wrap the pelvisWrap the pelvis”” to close down volumeto close down volume
wrapped in ED C-clamp external fixator
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Circulation: ManagementCirculation: Management
THE ORTHE OR
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Circulation: ManagementCirculation: Management
•• ED Thoracotomy:ED Thoracotomy:–– penetrating torso < 15 min CPRpenetrating torso < 15 min CPR–– penetrating nonpenetrating non--torso < 5 min CPRtorso < 5 min CPR–– blunt < 5 min CPRblunt < 5 min CPR
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Circulation: ManagementCirculation: Management
•• Hilar Injuries:Hilar Injuries:–– satinsky clampsatinsky clamp–– hilar twisthilar twist–– digital compressiondigital compression
lung
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Circulation: ManagementCirculation: Management
•• Cardiac Injuries:Cardiac Injuries:–– pledget repair RVpledget repair RV–– staple repair LV if staple repair LV if
linear woundlinear wound–– suture repair LVsuture repair LV–– avoid ligating a avoid ligating a
coronarycoronary
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Circulation: ManagementCirculation: Management
•• CrossCross--clamp aorta:clamp aorta:–– after pericardiumafter pericardium–– do first if penetrating neck/extremity injurydo first if penetrating neck/extremity injury
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Circulation: ManagementCirculation: Management
•• DonDon’’t forget:t forget:–– proper hand position proper hand position
for cardiac massagefor cardiac massage
–– internal cardioversioninternal cardioversionpaddlespaddles
–– intracardiac epiintracardiac epi
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Circulation: Take Home PointsCirculation: Take Home Points
•• Hypotension = hemorrhageHypotension = hemorrhage
•• Class III shock before Class III shock before BPBP
•• 5 spaces for blood loss5 spaces for blood loss
•• IV access is key!IV access is key!
Address life threatening injuries!Address life threatening injuries!
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ABCs: Take Home PointsABCs: Take Home Points
•• Systematic evaluationSystematic evaluation
•• Address life threatening injuriesAddress life threatening injuries–– airway obstruction airway obstruction -- external hemorrhageexternal hemorrhage–– tension/open PTXtension/open PTX -- massive hemothoraxmassive hemothorax–– massive hemoperitoneummassive hemoperitoneum -- unstable pelvisunstable pelvis–– cardiac tamponadecardiac tamponade
•• Resuscitation without specific diagnosisResuscitation without specific diagnosis
•• Following this, proceed with 2Following this, proceed with 2°° surveysurvey
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Starting with the ABCsStarting with the ABCs
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