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ANXIETY PROVOKESANXIETY PROVOKES

MEMORY LOSSMEMORY LOSS

SO LEARN A SYSTEMSO LEARN A SYSTEM

ANDAND

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SAVE YOUSELFSAVE YOUSELF

BEFOREBEFORE

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ASSUME THE WORSTASSUME THE WORST

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DO A FRISKDO A FRISK

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TAKE A RISKTAKE A RISK

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DON’T LET THE OBVIOUSDON’T LET THE OBVIOUS

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THE TRAUMA TEAMTHE TRAUMA TEAM

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LOOK OR LISTENLOOK OR LISTEN

NOT BOTHNOT BOTH

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ALL TRAUMA PATIENTSALL TRAUMA PATIENTS

ARE DYINGARE DYING

FOR OXYGENFOR OXYGEN

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THE AIRWAY IS MORETHE AIRWAY IS MORE

IMPORTANT THANIMPORTANT THAN

THE CERVICAL SPINETHE CERVICAL SPINE

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DO NOT DELAY DO NOT DELAY

WITHWITH

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THINK OFTHINK OF

CRICOTHYROTOMY CRICOTHYROTOMY

WHEN ALL ELSE FAILSWHEN ALL ELSE FAILS

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LOOK AT THE NECK LOOK AT THE NECK

SIX TIMESSIX TIMES

IN THE PRIMARY SURVEY IN THE PRIMARY SURVEY

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WHEN PATIENTS WITHWHEN PATIENTS WITH

FACIAL IN%URIESFACIAL IN%URIES

LOOK UP AT HEAVENLOOK UP AT HEAVEN

THEY WILL SOON BETHEY WILL SOON BE

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BLOOD ON THE FLOORBLOOD ON THE FLOOR

IS FOREVER LOSTIS FOREVER LOST

TO THE PATIENTTO THE PATIENT

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THE STABBEDTHE STABBED

STAY STABBEDSTAY STABBED

UNTIL THEY REACHUNTIL THEY REACH THE ORTHE OR

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AN IN%URY ABOVEAN IN%URY ABOVE ANDAND

BELOW THE ABDOMENBELOW THE ABDOMEN

IMPLIES ANIMPLIES ANIN%URY IN THE ABDOMENIN%URY IN THE ABDOMEN

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11

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HEAD IN%URY ALONEHEAD IN%URY ALONE

DOES NOT CAUSEDOES NOT CAUSE

HYPOTENSIONHYPOTENSION

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1!1!

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LIMB SPLINTAGELIMB SPLINTAGE

IS PART OFIS PART OF

RESUSCITATIONRESUSCITATION

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A PATIENT HASA PATIENT HAS

A FRONT AND A BACK"A FRONT AND A BACK"

TWO SIDES"TWO SIDES"

A TOP AND BOTTOMA TOP AND BOTTOM

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2$2$

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THE AGITATED PATIENTTHE AGITATED PATIENT

WILL CALM DOWNWILL CALM DOWN

WHILSTWHILST

DETERIORATINGDETERIORATING

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YOU ARE NOT DEAD YOU ARE NOT DEAD

UNTIL YOU AREUNTIL YOU ARE

DEATH WARMED UPDEATH WARMED UP

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THE GOLDEN RULETHE GOLDEN RULE

IS GOLDEN FLUIDIS GOLDEN FLUID

IN THEIN THE

GOLDEN HOURGOLDEN HOUR

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IT DOESN’T HURTIT DOESN’T HURT

TO GIVETO GIVE

ANALGESIAANALGESIA

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THE TEAM LEADERTHE TEAM LEADER

IS ALWAYSIS ALWAYS

RIGHTRIGHT

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THE GOLDEN HOURTHE GOLDEN HOUR

BELONGS TOBELONGS TO

THE PATIENTTHE PATIENT

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A TENSIONA TENSION

PNEUMOTHORAXPNEUMOTHORAXCANNOT BE DIAGNOSEDCANNOT BE DIAGNOSED

ON AON A

CHEST X&RAYCHEST X&RAY

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22

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THE RADIOLOGYTHE RADIOLOGYDEPARTMENT IS ADEPARTMENT IS A

DANGEROUS PLACEDANGEROUS PLACE

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PATIENTS AREPATIENTS ARE

TRANSFERRED" NOTTRANSFERRED" NOT THEIRTHEIR

IN%URIES OR INVESTIGATIONIN%URIES OR INVESTIGATION

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BETTER A NEGATIVEBETTER A NEGATIVE

LAPAROTOMY THANLAPAROTOMY THANA POSITIVEA POSITIVE

POST&MORTEMPOST&MORTEM

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BIOLOGY ISBIOLOGY IS

THE MOTHER OFTHE MOTHER OFALL FIXATIONALL FIXATION

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THE SOLUTIONTHE SOLUTION

TO POLLUTIONTO POLLUTION

IS DILUTIONIS DILUTION

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A MISSEDA MISSED

TERITARY SURVEY ISTERITARY SURVEY IS

A MISSED IN%URY A MISSED IN%URY

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WITH MULTIPLEWITH MULTIPLE

CASUALTIES DO THECASUALTIES DO THE

MOSTMOSTFOR THE MOSTFOR THE MOST

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