2. Trauma is the main cause of death
Limb injuries predominate
Head and visceral injuries the most lethal
Trauma mortality has a trimodal distribution
Most death occur during 1st hour after injury
A second peak 1-4 hours after injury
A third peak several weeks later
3. Remember
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
4. The exception to this is casualty sufferingexternal, peripheral
hemorrhage.
Catastrophichemorrhage
Airways
Breathing
Circulation
Life threatening,external bleeding is controlled first and then
followed by ABC sequence.
5. Open fracture
Initial management
Appropriate treatment at the scene is important
6. Wound should be covered with sterile dressing or clean
material and left undisturbed until pt reach A&E 7. In
hospital, rapid assessment and any life threatening condition are
addressed 8. Tetanus prophylaxis are administered
