All triage presentations
Trauma

Assault / penetrating trauma

ED triage front-load checklist

Quick view

Lead with the essentials

  1. 1Mechanism/weapon
  2. 2Number/location of wounds
  3. 3Blood loss
  4. 4Chest/abdominal involvement
  5. 5Respiratory/hemodynamic status
  6. 6LOC/head injury
  7. 7Neuro deficits
  8. 8Distal CSM
  9. 9Treatments
  10. 10Police/scene safety
Front-load

Key points

  • Mechanism/weapon.
  • Number/location of wounds.
  • Blood loss.
  • Chest/abdominal involvement.
  • Respiratory/hemodynamic status.
  • LOC/head injury.
  • Neuro deficits.
  • Distal CSM.
  • Treatments.
  • Police/scene safety.