Injuries are one of the most important public health issues worldwide and have a considerable contribution to the disease burden, especially in young adults. Approximately 9% of all blunt trauma patients suffer pelvic fractures. These fractures can range from insignificant and requiring almost no therapy to massive destruction of the pelvic ring with associated with multisystem injury and life-threatening hypotension which mandates the attention of specialists. Polytrauma involving multiple systems challenges the best assessment skills. This lecture will examine different types of trauma through a case study format.
Learning Objectives:
Describe injuries and physiologic presentations of adult and pediatric trauma patients that warrant triage to higher levels of care.
Describe current evidenced base strategies for trauma patient resuscitation in both the pre-hospital and hospital environments.
Demonstrate emergency assessment and stabilization skills for life-threatening situations.