Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
Anesthesia for Trauma and Burns - Initial Evaluation of the Trauma Patient
Rapid assessment of injuries and institution of resuscitative measures are particularly important in trauma patients. Life-threatening injuries should be identified immediately based on Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability (neurologic evaluation) and Exposure (hypothermia, smoke inhalation, chemical substances). Treatment measures should be initiated simultaneously. Assume that all patients have a cervical spine injury, a full stomach, and hypovolemia until proven otherwise.
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "Anesthesia for Trauma and Burns - Initial Evaluation of the Trauma Patient." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728377/all/Transfusion_Therapy___The_Decision_to_Initiate_Transfusion_Therapy.
Anesthesia for Trauma and Burns - Initial Evaluation of the Trauma Patient. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728377/all/Transfusion_Therapy___The_Decision_to_Initiate_Transfusion_Therapy. Accessed December 9, 2025.
Anesthesia for Trauma and Burns - Initial Evaluation of the Trauma Patient. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728377/all/Transfusion_Therapy___The_Decision_to_Initiate_Transfusion_Therapy
Anesthesia for Trauma and Burns - Initial Evaluation of the Trauma Patient [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2025 December 09]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728377/all/Transfusion_Therapy___The_Decision_to_Initiate_Transfusion_Therapy.
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