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. 1999 Aug 7;319(7206):368–371. doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7206.368
Respiration Other injuries
• Airway safe? • Cervical spine, chest, ribs?
• Intubation and ventilation required? • Pneumothorax?
• Sedation, analgesia, and paralysis adequate? • Bleeding—intrathoracic or abdominal?
• Arterial oxygen pressure >13 kPa? saturation>95%? • Long bone or pelvic fractures?
• Arterial carbon dioxide pressure 4-5 kPa? (fit young adult) • Adequate investigation?
Circulation • Adequate treatment?
• Systolic blood pressure Monitoring
>120 mm Hg? • Electrocardiography?
• Heart rate <120 beats/min? • Pulse oximetry?
• Perfusion OK? • Blood pressure?
• Intravenous access adequate? • End tidal carbon dioxide pressure?
• Circulating volume replaced? • Temperature?
• Blood needed? • Central venous pressure, pulmonary artery pressure, or intracranial pressure needed?
• Urine volumes? Investigations
• Continuing bleeding? Site? • Blood gases, biochemistry, and haematology sent?
Head • Correct radiographs taken?
• Glasgow coma score? Trend? • What else is needed? computed tomography, peritoneal lavage, laparotomy?
• Focal signs?
• Pupillary response?
• Skull fracture?