2. POLYTRAUMA
โข A clinical syndrome where a patient
sustained serious injuries
involving โฅ2 major organ &
physiological systems
3. Approach to trauma victims
โข Different from non-trauma patients
โข Treat the greatest threat to life FIRST
โข Treatment given before definitive
diagnosis made
4. โข If you are critically injured, youโll have
less than 60 minutes to survive.
โข You might not die right then; it may be
three days or two weeks later -but
something has happened in your body
that is irreparableโ .
โข Dr. R. Adams Cowley
โข โFather of Trauma Medicineโ
8. Initial Assessment (Primary Survey)
Find and correct life threats
Most obvious or dramatic injury usually is NOT what is
killing the patient!
If life-threat is present, CORRECT IT!
With critical trauma you may never get beyond primary
survey
9. Components of Trauma Care in polytraumaComponents of Trauma Care in polytrauma
patients :patients :
1) Triage & scene assessment
2) Primary Survey
3) Secondary Survey
4) Re-evaluation.
5) Definitive Care
6) Rehabilitation
11. 6 LETHAL CONDITIONS IN
POLYTRAUMA
ATOM FCATOM FC
1) AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
2) TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX
3) OPEN PNEUMOTHORAX / CHEST WOUND
4) MASSIVE HEMOTHORAX
5) FLAIL CHEST
6) CARDIAC TAMPONADE
12. D - DangerD - Danger
R โ Response - AVPUR โ Response - AVPU
A -A - AIRWAY & CERVICAL
SPINE CONTROL
B -B - BREATHING &
VENTILATION
C -C - CIRCULATORY FUNCTION
& HEMORRHAGE CONTROL
D -D - DISABILITY &
NEUROLOGICAL STATUS
E -E - EXPOSURE & UNDRESS
COMPLETELY
13. Airway
โข establishing verbal contact with the patient -
clear phonation by the patient establishes that
the airway is patent.
โNoisy breathing is obstructed breathing
โข But all obstructed breathing is not noisy
14. airway
โข Anticipate airway
problems with
โ Decreased level of
consciousness
โ Head trauma
โ Facial trauma
โ Neck trauma
โ Upper chest trauma
โข Open it, Clear it, Maintain
it
Look for :
- Snoring, gurgling, stridor or
hoarseness
- Use of accessory muscles
or โseesaw โ breathing.
- Agitation or obtundation
- F.B ( airway debris, blood,
vomitus, teethโฆ.
- Unconscious.
- Cyanosis.
- The likehood of difficult
airway
15. AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
Jaw Thrust-Chin lift / modified jaw thrust
-Remove F.B & suctioning
-Oropharyngeal or Nasopharyngeal airway
-Laryngeal mask airway
-Definitive airway
-Reassess frequently
โข If no gag reflex, prepare for intubation
- All patients with GCS <9 need intubation
- IN Suspected C-spine injury do not head tilt chin lift
18. โข airway patency does not insure adequate
ventilation
LOOK
โข nature of the injury: maxillofacial
trauma/airway burns - potential for airway
compromise, obvious airway or chest
trauma (sucking chest wounds, flail
segments), cyanosis
โข tachypnea, use of accessory muscles of
respiration or evidence of tracheal shift
19. LISTEN
โข stridor ๏ upper airway compromise.
โข hyperresonance to percussion/lack of air
entry ๏ pneumothorax
โข dullness to percussion/lack of air entry ๏
hemothorax.
โข bowel sounds in the chest ๏ ruptured
diaphragm.
20. FEEL
โข hand over the mouth - feel for air exchange.
โข Insertion of a finger - sweep to clear the mouth of any
foreign bodies (especially dislodged teeth) and to evaluate
for evidence of maxillofacial trauma.
21. TENSION PNEUMOTHORAXTENSION PNEUMOTHORAX
๏ Air enters pleural space โ then No exitAir enters pleural space โ then No exit
๏ Collapse of affected lungCollapse of affected lung
๏ Impaired venous returnImpaired venous return
๏ Impaired ventilation of unaffected lungImpaired ventilation of unaffected lung
22. Each time we inhale,
the lung collapses further. There
is no place for the air to
escape..
28. OPEN PNEUMOTHORAX
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
* Chest wall defect
* Collapsed lung
* Ball valve defect
Implanted object eg knife - natural seal
DO NOT REMOVE THE OBJECTDO NOT REMOVE THE OBJECT
29.
30. MASSIVE HAEMOTHORAXMASSIVE HAEMOTHORAX
๏ฑ More than 1500 ml of blood lost intoMore than 1500 ml of blood lost into
the chest cavitythe chest cavity
OR 600 ml/6H (600 ml/H for 1 hour OR 100
ml/H for 6H OR 200 ml/H for 3H by chest tube
๏ฑ Signs:
Dyspnoea, Hypoxia, Dullness & absence of
breath sounds
31. FLAIL CHESTFLAIL CHEST
๏ฑ segment of chest wall does not have bony
continuity with the rest of the thoracic cage
(e.g. multiple rib fractures)
EFFECTEFFECT
๏ฑ Severe disruption of normal chest wall movement.
๏ โparadoxical motionโ
๏ Severe lung/pulmonary contusion which lead to
hypoxia
36. Circulation
Does patient have radial pulse?
Absent radial = systolic BP < 80
Does patient have carotid pulse?
Absent carotid = systolic BP < 60
Serious external bleeding?
Direct pressure (hand, bandage)
Tourniquet as last resort
37. Disability (CNS Function)
โLevel of
consciousness =
Best brain perfusion
sign
โUse AVPU initially
โCheck pupils
โข The eyes are the
window of the CNS
โDecreased LOC =
โข Brain injury
โข Hypoxia
โข Hypoglycemia
โข Shock
โNEVER think drugs,
alcohol, or
personality first
38. Neurological Stability
โข decreased level of consciousness is considered to be
intracranial pathology until proven otherwise (drugs,
alkohol)
โข brief neuro exam (done during the primary survey):
A - Alert
V - responds to Verbal stimuli
P - responds to Painful stimuli
U - Unresponsive
โข Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS):
GCS < 8 requires definite airway intervention to prevent
aspiration pneumonitis, to insure adequate oxygen
delivery and to avoid hypercarbia.
If a patient is responding only to painful stimuli or is
unresponsive/unconscious, the GCS is or has a high
likelihood of being less than 8.
39. Exposure and
environmental control
โข Fully expose the patient whilst assuming that other injuries
are present
โข Prevent hypothermia by controlling room temperature or
covering the patient with blankets immediately after
examination.
โข To expose the patient, use scissors to cut along the seams of
clothes to avoid worsening any injury and ensure minimal
movement of the patient.
โข Do not forget to do a rectal examination whilst log rolling
the patient
โข Findings on rectal examination
โข Rectal bleeding or bone spicules suggest a pelvic fracture
โข A high riding prostate suggests urethral injury
โข You may miss injuries if you do not fully expose the
patient
40. โข Expose and Examine
โYou canโt treat what you donโt find!
โIf you donโt look, you wonโt see!
โRemove ALL clothing from critical patients
ASAP
โAvoid delaying resuscitation while disrobing
patient
โCover patient with blanket when finished
42. Secondary Survey
โข History and Physical Exam
โข You WILL get here with MOST trauma patients
โข Perform ONLY after primary survey is completed and life threats
corrected
โข History
โ SAMPLE history
โข S = Signs and symptoms
โข A = Allergies
โข M = Medications
โข P = Past medical history
โข L = Last oral intake
โข E = Events leading up to incident
43. Secondary Survey
PATMED
๏ผ P - Pulmonary contusion
๏ผ A - Aortic dissection
๏ผ T - Tracheo-broncho fistula
๏ผ M - Myocardial contusion
๏ผ E - Esophageal perforation
๏ผ D - Diaphragmatic disruption
44. โข Physical Exam
โ Stepwise, organized
โ Head to Toe, organized approach
โ Every patient, same way, every time
โ Superior to inferior; proximal to distal
โ Look--Listen--Feel
โข Physical Exam
โ Assessment of extremities MUST include:
โข Pulses
โข Skin color
โข Skin temperature
โข Capillary refill
โข Motor function
โข Sensory function
45. โข Rapid Trauma Assessment
โข DCAP-BTLS
โข D - Deformities
โข C - Contusions
โข A - Abrasions
โข P - Punctures/Penetrations
โข B - Burns
โข T - Tenderness
โข L - Lacerations
โข S - Swelling
47. (1) the hepatorenal recess (Morison pouch),
(2) the perisplenic view, (3) the subxiphoid
pericardial window, and (4) the suprapubic
window (Douglas pouch). If an extended
FAST (E-FAST) examination is performed,
views of (1) the bilateral hemithoraces and
(2) the upper anterior chest wall should also
be obtained