Polytrauma: a case report
dc.contributor.author | Hitt, Andy | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-19T13:08:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-06-19T13:08:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Hitt, A., 2011. Polytrauma: a case report. Journal of Paramedic Practice, 3 (1), 26-30. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1759-1376 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2041-9457 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.12968/jpar.2011.3.1.26 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12417/815 | |
dc.description.abstract | Abstract published with permission. In the prehospital setting, the ‘foot of the bed inspection’ becomes an ‘over the ambulance dashboard inspection’. A mangled wreck at the foot of a tree is usually a good indication that someone has been injured and that timely clinical intervention may be required. By considering the mechanisms involved and performing a thorough primary survey, time critical patients can be triaged and treated with efficiency. As paramedics’ assessment skills continue to improve and doctors gain prehospital experience, it is anticipated that a well balanced team will emerge. A team that is aware of their limitations and limit their interventions to the time permitted to intervene. This case study is based on the young male driver of a vehicle that has been involved in a high speed collision with a tree. It aims to identify the probable pathologies, explain the pathophysiology of clinical signs and discuss, with evidence, the treatment options and appropriate destination for the patient. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Emergency Medical Services | en_US |
dc.subject | Analgesia | en_US |
dc.subject | Hypothermia | en_US |
dc.subject | Hypovolaemia | en_US |
dc.subject | Hypoglycemia | en_US |
dc.title | Polytrauma: a case report | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article/Review | |
dc.source.journaltitle | Journal of Paramedic Practice | en_US |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2020-02-12 | |
rioxxterms.version | NA | en_US |
rioxxterms.licenseref.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | en_US |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2020-02-12 | |
refterms.panel | Unspecified | en_US |
refterms.dateFirstOnline | 2013-08 | |
html.description.abstract | Abstract published with permission. In the prehospital setting, the ‘foot of the bed inspection’ becomes an ‘over the ambulance dashboard inspection’. A mangled wreck at the foot of a tree is usually a good indication that someone has been injured and that timely clinical intervention may be required. By considering the mechanisms involved and performing a thorough primary survey, time critical patients can be triaged and treated with efficiency. As paramedics’ assessment skills continue to improve and doctors gain prehospital experience, it is anticipated that a well balanced team will emerge. A team that is aware of their limitations and limit their interventions to the time permitted to intervene. This case study is based on the young male driver of a vehicle that has been involved in a high speed collision with a tree. It aims to identify the probable pathologies, explain the pathophysiology of clinical signs and discuss, with evidence, the treatment options and appropriate destination for the patient. | en_US |