01
Front
What is the purpose of trauma assessment?
Back
Trauma assessment rapidly identifies and treats immediate threats, then searches for additional injuries and repeats assessment as the patient’s condition changes.
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1 Trauma Assessment and Triage Free Online FlashCards
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02
Front
What is the main purpose of triage?
Back
Triage sorts patients by urgency so those needing immediate intervention are identified.
03
Front
Why can triage priorities change?
Back
Triage is not a diagnosis. Priorities may change when a patient’s condition or available resources change.
04
Front
What are the steps of the ATLS xABCDE primary survey?
Back
x: control life-threatening external hemorrhage; A: airway with cervical-spine protection; B: breathing; C: circulation; D: disability; E: exposure and environmental control.
05
Front
What does the x in xABCDE prioritize?
Back
The x step is control of life-threatening external hemorrhage.
06
Front
What does A represent in the xABCDE survey?
Back
A means airway assessment with cervical-spine protection.
07
Front
What does D represent in the xABCDE survey?
Back
D means disability, or a brief neurologic assessment.
08
Front
What does E represent in the xABCDE survey?
Back
E means exposure and environmental control.
09
Front
When should an urgent threat found during the primary survey be treated?
Back
Treat a life-threatening finding as soon as it is identified; do not wait to finish the entire survey.
10
Front
What is the general sequence of initial trauma care?
Back
Triage, primary survey with immediate treatment, appropriate adjuncts, secondary survey when appropriate, and ongoing reassessment.
11
Front
What is the secondary survey, and when is it performed?
Back
It is a systematic head-to-toe examination and history to identify additional injuries. Proceed after immediate threats are addressed and the patient is sufficiently stabilized.
12
Front
What should happen if a patient deteriorates during the secondary survey?
Back
Pause the secondary survey and repeat the primary survey, addressing any newly identified threat.
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