RT Book, Section
A1 Ali, Jameel
A2 Hall, Jesse B.
A2 Schmidt, Gregory A.
A2 Wood, Lawrence D.H.
SR Print(0)
ID 2297769
T1 Chapter 92. Priorities in Multisystem Trauma
T2 Principles of Critical Care, 3e
YR 2005
FD 2005
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071416405
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=2297769
RD 2023/03/30
AB To  improve  survival,  injury  management  must  be  prioritized  in  the  multiply  injured  patient.The  order  of  priority  among  injuries  is  related  to  time  and  degree  of  life  threat  posed  by  each  injury.Immediate  priority  is  given  to  airway  control  and  to  maintenance  of  ventilation,  oxygenation,  and  perfusion.Cervical  spine  protection  is  crucial  during  airway  intubation.A  trauma  team  leader  is  important  to  coordinate  management  in  the  multiply  injured  patient.Complete  familiarity  with  techniques  for  airway  control,  chest  decompression,  and  the  establishment  of  intravenous  access  is  essential  in  management  of  multiple  trauma.Complete  in-depth  assessment  of  the  multiply  injured  patient  is  required  only  after  immediately  life-threatening  injuries  have  been  treated.Repeated  assessment  is  necessary  to  diagnose  and  treat  injuries  that  are  not  obvious  on  initial  presentation.