MAJOR TRAUMA

Trauma mechanism:

• A fall >3 meters
• Road traffic accident: net speed >30 km/h
• Thrown from or trapped in a vehicle
• Pedestrian or cyclist hit by a car
• Unrestrained occupant of a vehicle
• Injury from high or low velocity weapon

Physical findings:

• Airway or respiratory distress
• Blood pressure <100 mmHg
• Glasgow Coma Scale <13/15
• Penetrating injury
• More than 1 area injured

Make a full primary and secondary survey of any patient who is injured, especially if major trauma