Trauma Triage

Question 1

Trauma Triage Paed

Answer 1

Question 2

Trauma Triage Adult (Part 1)

Answer 2

Question 3

Trauma Triage Adult (Part 2)

Answer 3

Question 4

What is considered “immediate life threat”

Answer 4

Question 5

What are the abnormal VSS on Trauma Triage

Answer 5

Question 6

What are the 3 categories of pattern of injury?

Answer 6

• Penetrating trauma
• Blunt Trauma
• Specific Injuries

Question 7

What are the specific injuries?

Answer 7

Question 8

Do penetrating injuries to the limb count in “Pattern of injuries” in the trauma triage?

Answer 8

No

Question 9

How many body regions are considered enough in the “blunt trauma” in POI

Answer 9

Question 10

Whats included in the MOI

Answer 10

Question 11

Who is considered “vulnerable” when it comes to trauma triage

Answer 11

Question 12

Recite the Paediatric Trauma Triage Table
VSS - HR, RR, SBP, SpO2, GCS
For ages - 0-3m, 4-12m, 1-4yrs, 5-11 yrs, 12-15yrs

Answer 12

Question 13

What are the PAEDIATRIC Specific Injuries meeting major trauma criteria

Hint: same as adult except BURNS

Answer 13

BURNS > 10% TBSA

Question 14

What are the PAEDIATRIC High risk injuries for Major Trauma

Hint: Same as adult, except vulnerability

Answer 14

Paeds are already considered vulnerable?

Question 15

As per trauma triage CPG, pattern of injury, list 4 specific injuries

Answer 15

• Limb amputation or limb threatening injury
• Suspected SCI or spinal #
• Burns >20% TBSA
• Suspected respiratory tract burns
• High voltage (>1000 volts) burn injury
• Serious crush injury
• Serious crush injury
• Major compound fracture or open dislocation
• Fracture to 2 or more or femur/tibia/humerus (long bone)
• Fractured pelvis

Question 16

As per trauma triage CPG, list 2 actions that must be performed if the patient meets the category of immediate life threat

Answer 16

• Closest trauma service
• Escalate care
• Signal 1 with notification
• Notify ARV (if destination is not an MTS)

Question 17

As per trauma triage CPG, list 4 mechanisms of injury

Answer 17

• Motorcyclist/cyclist impact > 30 km/hr
• High speed MCA > 60km/hr
• Pedestrian impact
• Ejection from vehicle
• Prolonged extrication
• Fall from height > 3m
• Struck on head by object falling > 3m
• Explosion

Question 18

If the patient has sustained a blunt force trauma, under what circumstances would they meet the category pattern of injury

Answer 18

• Serious injury to a single body region such that specialised care or intervention may be required or such that life, limb or long term quality of life may be at risk
• Significant injuries involving more than one body region