All of the following are true about trauma management except:
Correct Answer: Teiary survey is usually performed about 48 hours after admission
Description: According to ACLS we follow Primary and Secondary survey. Secondary survey done for Non-Life-threatening disease. Teiary survey is usually performed about 24 hours (NOT 48hours) after admission Primary survey Secondary survey Teiary survey - Aimed at detecting & simultaneously treating immediately life-threatening injuries. - Identified by the mnemonic 'ABCDE' - A: Airway maintenance with cervical spine protection - B: Breathing (Ventilation & Oxygenation) - C: Circulation with hemorrhage control - D: Disability (Brief neurological examination) - E: Exposure / Environment control - Consists of head to toe systematic assessment of abdominal, pelvic & thoracic areas - Complete inspection of body surface to find all injuries & neurological examination - Patients & surrogates should be queried to obtain an AMPLE history - A: Allergies - M: Medication - P: Past illness or pregnancy - L: Last meal - E: Events related to injury - Comprehensive patients' evaluation after initial resuscitation period - Usually performed about 24 hours after admission - Include a thorough physical examination combined with targeted radiographic imaging (X-ray usage of CT) Based on examination findings. - Decrease the delay in diagnosis of potentially life-threatening injuries
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