Clinical policy for the initial approach to patients presenting with acute blunt trauma

• Book ID: 104311316
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 582 KB
• Volume: 22
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1097-6760
• DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(05)82774-x

✦ Synopsis

Mechanism of injury, time of injury, nature and magnitude of force involved in injury, damage to structures surrounding patient, mitigating factors (seat belts, helmets, etc), extrication problems, injuries suffered by others in the same event Events preceding the injury, including.any prior symptoms Recent alcohol or other drug use Character of any pain, including onset, severity, quality, constancy, location, radiation, referral to other sites, relationship to respiration or movement Other current symptoms and complaints, including shortness of breath, numbness, weakness History of blood loss at the scene History of altered level of consciousness Prehospital course and treatment LMP/pregnancy, last oral intake Previous illnesses, injuries, surgery, current medications, allergies (including antibiotics and radio-contrast media), previous immunizations Consider these aspects of the physical examination: