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dc.contributor.authorHitt, Andy
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-19T13:08:44Z
dc.date.available2020-06-19T13:08:44Z
dc.date.issued2011-01
dc.identifier.citationHitt, A., 2011. Polytrauma: a case report. Journal of Paramedic Practice, 3 (1), 26-30.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1759-1376
dc.identifier.issn2041-9457
dc.identifier.doi10.12968/jpar.2011.3.1.26
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12417/815
dc.description.abstractAbstract 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.isoenen_US
dc.subjectEmergency Medical Servicesen_US
dc.subjectAnalgesiaen_US
dc.subjectHypothermiaen_US
dc.subjectHypovolaemiaen_US
dc.subjectHypoglycemiaen_US
dc.titlePolytrauma: a case reporten_US
dc.typeJournal Article/Review
dc.source.journaltitleJournal of Paramedic Practiceen_US
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-02-12
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2020-02-12
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refterms.dateFirstOnline2013-08
html.description.abstractAbstract 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


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