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Trauma

Motor vehicle collision

ED triage front-load checklist

Quick view

Lead with the essentials

  1. 1Collision type/speed
  2. 2Restrained
  3. 3Airbag
  4. 4Intrusion
  5. 5Rollover/ejection
  6. 6Fatality same vehicle
  7. 7Ambulatory at scene
  8. 8LOC
  9. 9Head/neck/back pain
  10. 10Chest/abdominal findings
Front-load

Key points

  • Collision type/speed.
  • Restrained?
  • Airbag?
  • Intrusion?
  • Rollover/ejection?
  • Fatality same vehicle?
  • Ambulatory at scene?
  • LOC?
  • Head/neck/back pain?
  • Chest/abdominal findings?
  • Injuries?
  • Distal CSM?
  • Anticoagulants.