RT Book, Section
A1 Fox, Adam D.
A1 Livingston, David H.
A2 Moore, Ernest E.
A2 Feliciano, David V.
A2 Mattox, Kenneth L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1147414376
T1 Initial Assessment
T2 Trauma, 8e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071847292
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1147414376
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  importance  of  the  initial  trauma  assessment  cannot  be  overstated  as  it  sets  the  tone  and  conduct  for  the  successive  steps  in  the  patient’s  overall  care.  Missed  or  delayed  identification  of  injuries  during  the  initial  assessment  can  lead  to  adverse  outcomes  and  complications  later  in  a  patient’s  hospitalization.  Although,  there  have  been  multiple  studies  demonstrating  the  effectiveness  of  trauma  center  care  on  outcome,  in  reality,  the  optimal  approach  to  a  trauma  patient  should  be  universal  regardless  of  the  center.  Prompt  evaluation  and  treatment  are  cornerstones  of  modern  trauma  systems,  which  all  starts  with  the  initial  assessment.