Surgical Care at the District Hospital
Part 1 2 3 4 5 6 Primary Trauma Care Manual
ABCDE of trauma
Airway management
Airway management techniques
Ventilation (breathing) management
Circulatory management
Circulatory resuscitation measures
Secondary surgery
Chest trauma
Abdominal trauma
Head trauma
Spinal trauma
Neurological trauma
Limb trauma
Special trauma cases
Transport of critically ill patients
Trauma response
Activation plan for trauma team
Primary Trauma Care Manual | Trauma response
 

 

Long before any trauma patient arrives in your medical care, roles must be identified and allocated to each member of the trauma team.

TEAM MEMBERS

The membership of the trauma team will depend on the availability of staff. Ideally, it should comprise:

:: On-duty emergency doctor or experienced health worker (team leader)
:: On-duty emergency nurse
:: 1 or 2 additional helpers.

Chart

Trauma team roles
Team leader (doctor)
Coordinate ABCs
Take patient history from the
patient or family
Request X-rays (if possible)
Perform the secondary survey
Consider tetanus prophylaxis and
antibiotics
Reassess the patient
Prepare the patient for transfer
Complete the documentation

When the patient actually arrives, a rapid overview is necessary. This is known
as triage. Triage means to prioritize patient management according to:

:: Medical need
:: Personnel available
:: Resources available.




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