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12 Cards in this Set
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Trauma |
Physical injury caused by external force |
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Deaths per year |
150,000 |
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Life threatening traumas %? |
10% |
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Leading killer in people under 44? |
Trauma |
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Trauma center that comits resources to all types of trauma 24/7 |
Level 1 |
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Can address common traumas 24/7 will stabilize and ship out more speciality traumas |
Level 2 |
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Has some specialty training and surgical ability, but will mostly stabilize and ship out traumas. |
Level 3 |
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Small community hospital that will stabilize and ship out moderate to severe trauma patients. |
Level 4 |
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Processes and forces that cause trauma |
Mechanism of injury |
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Anticipation of injury to a patient based on MOI |
Index of suspicion |
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The 60 minutes between injury and surgery for severe tauma |
Golden hour |
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Immediate transport criteria |
