Summary ATI COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL SURGICAL UPDATED NOTES

ATI COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL SURGICAL UPDATED NOTES Mass casualty patient tagging: ▪ Class 1 Resuscitation/Red: airway/cardiovascular ▪ Class 2 Emergent/Yellow: immediate tx but not life threatening (fracture) ▪ Class 3 Urgent/Green: minor/not immediate (laceration) ▪ Class 4 Less Urgent/Black: expected to die so divert attention to red and yellowtags (penetrating head wound • Patientunresponsivewithoutsuspicionofhead trauma the airway should be openedwith the head- tilt/chin-lift maneuver • Patientunresponsivewithsuspectedheadtraumathe airway should be opened withmodified jaw thrust maneuver • Prevent hypothermia by removing wet clothing, cover with warm blankets, increaseroom temp, heat lamp, warm IV fluids • Tx poisoning with activated charcoal, gastric lavage (if done within 1 hour of ingestion),and aspiration ▪ Syrup of ipecac no longer used (induces