Emergency Medicine Specialist Template
Emergency Trauma Assessment (Secondary Survey Notes)
A professional Emergency Medicine Specialist template for healthcare professionals.
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The Emergency Trauma Assessment (Secondary Survey Notes) template is an essential tool for emergency medicine specialists. It provides a structured format to document a comprehensive secondary survey of trauma patients, capturing critical information such as AMPLE history, physical examination findings, and the assessment and plan. This template ensures thorough documentation of patient condition, interventions, and consultations, facilitating effective communication among healthcare providers. Ideal for use in high-pressure emergency settings, this template helps streamline the documentation process, ensuring no detail is overlooked in the care of trauma patients.
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Patient Age: 34, Patient Gender: M, BIBA, Patient was involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision.
Secondary Survey:
AMPLE History:
- Allergies: NKDA
- Medications: Unknown
- Past Medical History: Nil Significant
- Last Meal: Unknown
- Events Leading to Injury: Patient was driving when another vehicle collided with the driver's side.
Physical Exam:
- Head & Face: Laceration on the scalp, facial asymmetry noted
- Cervical Spine: Tenderness present, imaging required
- Thorax: Rib fractures on the left side, HSDNM
- Abdomen/Pelvis: Tenderness in the lower abdomen, pelvis stable
- Extremities: Deformity in the right leg, pulses present, gross sensation intact
- Back: No spinous process tenderness, large bruise on the lower back
- Digital Rectal Exam: Not indicated
Assessment & Plan
- Summary of Findings: GCS 14, hemodynamically stable, multiple rib fractures, right leg fracture
- Interventions Performed: Airway management, fluid resuscitation
- Pending Procedures & Investigations: CT scan of the cervical spine, X-ray of the right leg
- Disposition: ICU admission
- Consultations: Trauma surgery, orthopaedics
Timestamp: 1 November 2024, 14:30 - Airway management initiated
Timestamp: 1 November 2024, 15:00 - Fluid resuscitation started
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