 Ministry of Health
NZ Government
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Published:
11/10/2007
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Basic Care of Severe Trauma
The principles of the EMST course form the basis of these guidelines.
Adaptations to the local 'environment' are included.
The process of care for trauma call patients is:
| Ambulance hand-over |
45 seconds
One person talking everyone listening
Describes: mechanism and time of injury, injuries noted, signs at the
scene, interventions and the response to intervention. (M.I.S.T.) |
| Primary Survey |
ABCDE |
| Resuscitation |
Immediate therapy for life threatening injuries
and physiological abnormalities detected in the Primary Survey |
| Adjuncts to 10 |
Monitoring and x-rays, DPL, FAST |
| Secondary Survey |
a thorough "top to toe, front to back"
examination of the patient. See the 'major trauma form'. |
| Adjuncts to 20 |
NG and IDC. Special investigations including CT
or angiography as indicated |
| Definitive Care |
A formal hand over to the accepting speciality. |
Last updated on
11/10/2007
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