Triage, Trauma & Burns
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Goals
- Learn the what and why of triage
- Triage a mass casualty scene
- Go over some acute care principles
What is triage?
GET SET...GO!
WELCOME TO THE BOSTON MARATHON
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Man On Fire
- 2nd and 3rd deg burns
- arms, back of head/torso/legs
- BP: 110/68, HR: 125
- conscious, minimal pain
Exploding Cigar Guy
- facial blast, hair singed hipster
- tweeting @myhomies #OMG #FML
- coughing SOB
- RR: 24, O2sat: 98% on RA
Human Cannonball
- thrown 30 feet by blast
- found on a bike rack
- can't stand
- HR: 120, BP: 100/78
Famous Amputation Guy
- below knee amputation
- grey skin
- BP: 60, HR 60
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3 inch nail in the eyeball!!!!
knocked down, 6 min LOC
nausea and vomitting
60yo male uninjured
ran from the scene. C/P, SOB, weak
Broken bone!!
Sticking out of forearm!!!
Smoke inhalation, RR: 30
PmHx asthma. Coughing and wheezing
3rd degree burns
complete, to both hands
9yo girl, uninjured
SCREAMINGGGGOOOMMFGGGG!
Bystander rescuer
100% covered in blood. 1cm lac'n to thigh
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First Aid Kits
"What has it gots in its pocketses???"
Turn out your pockets
Be really good at using what you have
What are you likely to have anyways?
- your phone? your wallet?
- pen and paper
- gloves?
- a knife? a flashlight? a stethoscope?
- water
- cords and fabric
What will you always have?
- your brain?
- your friends?
