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Major trauma is present if the patient's physical findings or mechanism of injury meets ______ of the criteria.

any one
Glascow Coma Scale is less than or equal to ______.
13

Respiratory rate is less than ___ or more than ___.

10



29

Pulse rate is less than ___ or more than ___.
50

120
Systolic blood pressure is less than _____.
90 mm Hg
Penetrating injuries to these four areas.
(1) head
(2) neck
(3) torso
(4) proximal extremities
______ to head, neck, torso or proximal extremities.
Penetrating injuries
Two ore more suspected ______ fractures.
proximal long bone
Suspected ______ chest.
flail
Suspected ______ injury or limb ______.
spinal cord

paralysis
______ (except digits)
Amputation
Amputation (except ______)
digits
_____ or more suspected proximal long bone fractures.
Two
Suspected ______ fracture.
pelvic
Open or depressed ______ fracture.
skull
_____ or _____ skull fracture.
Open (or) depressed
______ or partial ______ from an automobile.
Ejection

(partial) ejection
Death in the same ______.
passenger compartment
______ in the same passenger compartment.
Death
Extrication time in excess of _____ minutes.
20
Vehicle collision resulting in ______ inches of intrusion into the passenger compartment.
12
Motorcycle crash at greater than _____ MPH or with...
20

separation of rider from motorcycle
Falls from greater than _____ feet.
20
Vehicle rollover (_____ degree rotation or more) with _____ passenger.
90

unrestrained
Vehicle versus ______ or ______ collision above ___ MPH.
bicycle

pedestrian

5
High risk patients not meeting major trauma criteria ______ require transport to a trauma center.

(do / do NOT)
do NOT

Consider transport to Trauma Center.
Consider contacting Medical Control.

Name the 5 types of high risk trauma patients.

(1) bleeding disorder/anticoagulants


(2) cardiac/respiratory disease


(3) IDDM, cirrhosis, morbid obesity


(4) immuno-suppressed (HIV, transplant, chemo)


(5) age greater than 55

Coagulation Probs


Cardiopulmonary Probs


Crappy Condition


Immunosuppressed


Aging