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    The document outlines guidelines for treating trauma patients from the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program. It discusses the primary and secondary survey process for assessing trauma patients and comparing diagnostic tools like the DPL, FAST scan, and CT scan. It also covers triage principles and categories. The second part focuses on life-threatening conditions from thoracic trauma, detailing the clinical presentation and management of issues like airway obstruction, tension pneumothorax, open pneumothorax, massive hemothorax, flail chest, and cardiac tamponade.

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    The document outlines guidelines for treating trauma patients from the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program. It discusses the primary and secondary survey process for assessing trauma patients and comparing diagnostic tools like the DPL, FAST scan, and CT scan. It also covers triage principles and categories. The second part focuses on life-threatening conditions from thoracic trauma, detailing the clinical presentation and management of issues like airway obstruction, tension pneumothorax, open pneumothorax, massive hemothorax, flail chest, and cardiac tamponade.

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    Atls & Thoracic Trauma

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    The document outlines guidelines for treating trauma patients from the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program. It discusses the primary and secondary survey process for assessing trauma patients and comparing diagnostic tools like the DPL, FAST scan, and CT scan. It also covers triage principles and categories. The second part focuses on life-threatening conditions from thoracic trauma, detailing the clinical presentation and management of issues like airway obstruction, tension pneumothorax, open pneumothorax, massive hemothorax, flail chest, and cardiac tamponade.

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    ATLS

    • Def Trauma
    • Steps in ATLS philosphy ( Read)
    • Primary survey ( detail )
    • Secondary survey ( detail)
    • History points before secondary survey
    • Comparison of DPL, FAST, & CT scan ( imp for mcqs too)
    • Four areas where FAST is perfomed
    • Triage ( v imp) Def, Triage sieve, triage sort, categories
    THORACIC TRAUMA

    • Pathological consequences of thoracic trauma ( pg 63) Dogar


    • Immediate life theratening conditions ( LETHAL 6) IMPORTANT
    • Clinical & Management of :
    • 1- Airway obstruction
    • 2- Tension Pneumothorax
    • 3-Open pneumothorax
    • 4- Massive Haemothorax
    • 5- Flail Chest
    • 6- Cardiac Temponade

    • Next 6 only Read

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