Table 1.

Pre-hospital treatment protocol

Airway	Breathing	Circulation	Drugs
Head tilt - chin lift. Oro-pharyngeal airway. Suction. Recovery position. Endotracheal intubation/crico-thyrotomy. Cricoid pressure. Heimlich maneuver for choking. Stabilization of neck & spinal cord injuries.	Rescue breathing/CPR. Half-sitting position. Gastric tube decompression. Needle decompression of tension pneumothorax. IV analgesia.	External bleeds: proximal artery compression + sub-fascial packing + compressive dressing + splinting of fractures. Pelvic bleeds: external compression of abdominal aorta. Hypothermia prevention, warming. External jugular cannulation. Venous cut-down. Hypotensive IV fluid resuscitation.	Ketamine. Pentazocine. Atropine. Diazepam. Penicillin. Ampicillin. Metronidazole.