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Triage Intervention for Patients with Immediately initiate isolation precautions
Fever and Rash
Facial Trauma with Teardrop-Shaped Suspected retrobulbar hematoma
Pupil
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury at L1 Indicated by voluntary anal sphincter tone
Complete Spinal Cord Injury Suspicion Urinary incontinence as a finding
Early Hypovolemic Shock Blood Pressure Rising systolic blood pressure
Log-roll Maneuver Recommended for patients with unstable pelvic
fractures
Uncontrolled Bleeding Priority Apply direct pressure to the wound
Intervention
Severe Head Trauma Management Decrease the rate of manual ventilation
Symptoms in Older Adult on Most likely due to epidural hematoma
Anticoagulant Therapy
Priority Nursing Intervention for Calf Pain Elevating the leg above the level of the heart
, Diaphragm Injury from Penetrating Decreased breath sounds on the left side
Wound
Patient with Rib and Femur Fractures Sudden anxiety and confusion as a concerning sign
Petechiae Tiny red or purple spots on the skin
American College of Surgeons screening Criteria used to determine the need for cervical spine
guidelines imaging
Blast trauma Injuries caused by explosions, categorized into primary,
secondary, tertiary, or quaternary
Nasopharyngeal airway Device inserted through the nose to maintain an open
airway
Pelvic binder Device used to stabilize pelvic fractures and reduce
bleeding
Balanced resuscitation Administering various blood products to stabilize a
patient
Disaster triage principles Guidelines for prioritizing care in mass casualty
incidents
Needle decompression Emergency procedure to relieve tension pneumothorax
Tranexamic acid Medication used to prevent excessive bleeding