In the secondary assessment, stable patients receive?
Focused trauma assessment
What is the 3 leading cause of death overall & the leading killer of people under 44?
Trauma in the United States
Why is trauma considers one of the most expensive medical problems?
Due to lost productivity & high cost of care
Approximately how many trauma-related deaths occur in the U.S. each year?
170,000
What percentage of EMS responses are trauma-related?
30%
Trauma is categorized into which two main types?
Penetrating and blunt
Which best defines penetrating trauma?
Occurs when an object enters the body and exchanges energy with tissue
What causes tissue damage in blunt trauma?
The collision force and energy transfer, not the object itself
Why must trauma assessment be aggressive?
Because the patient’s condition can be masked by distracting injuries
What percentage of trauma injuries are life-threatening?
Less than 10%
What tool helps EMS determine where to transport trauma patients?
Trauma triage guidelines
When did the medical community begin to view trauma as a disease?
Following the publication of Accidental Death and Disability
What is considered a major factor in the field of medicine, especially concerning trauma?
Prevention
What is the purpose of surveillance in trauma care?
To collect data identifying disease characteristics
Which age group has trauma as the number one cause of mortality?
1 to 44 years
What field of study examines disease patterns based on surveillance?
Epidemiology
