Clinical Practice Guidelines for Nurses in Primary Care

Chapter 14 - General Emergencies and Major Trauma

Emergency Assessment and Treatment of Major Trauma

General Principles
Primary Survey
Secondary Survey
Definitive Care

Major Trauma Situations

Head Trauma
Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma
Flail Chest
Pelvic Fracture

General Emergency Situations

Anaphylaxis
Shock
Coma (Not Yet Diagnosed)
Overdoses, Poisonings and Toxidromes
Hypothermia