Lesson 1Exposure and environmental control: full undressing, warmers, preventing hypothermia, and quick secondary survey prepThis part deals with fully exposing the patient to spot injuries while stopping hypothermia. It covers safe undressing, privacy, warming methods, room control, and readying for a quick but orderly secondary survey in local clinics.
Safe removal of clothes and patient respectOrderly head to toe visual checkUsing warm blankets and active heatersRoom warmth and warmed IV fluidsTeamwork for quick secondary surveyLesson 2Breathing check: looking, listening, tapping, oxygen goals, and bedside watchingThis part looks at fast breathing checks, including looking, listening, tapping, and bedside watching. It stresses oxygen goals, spotting life-threatening chest problems, and putting immediate fixes first in trauma cases.
Looking for chest rise and shape issuesListening for uneven breath soundsTapping for too much resonance or dullnessPulse oximetry and wave checksOxygen and breathing goalsLesson 3Airway moves and helpers: jaw push, oral/nasal airways, RSI steps and drug picksThis part reviews airway moves and helpers in the primary survey. It includes jaw push, oral and nasal airways, when and how for RSI, and choosing induction and paralysing drugs for trauma patients.
Jaw push and hand airway openingUsing oral airwaysUsing nasal airwaysPre-oxygen and RSI prepDrug picks and doses in RSILesson 4Airway check: signs of blockage, needs for quick airway control, and fast intubation rulesThis part centres on quick airway checks in trauma. It points out blockage signs, tough airway predictors, needs for instant control, and rules for fast intubation over temp helpers or surgical airway.
Visible blockage and noisy breathingChecking airway burns and swellingPredictors of tough laryngoscopyNeeds for instant intubationWhen to think surgical airwayLesson 5C-spine guard: hand inline hold, collar types, and needs for locking vs clearingThis part tackles neck spine guard in early trauma care. It covers hand inline hold, collar choice and fit, needs for locking, and safe clearing rules using clinical and scan paths.
Hand inline hold methodsPicking and sizing neck collarsRight collar use and mistakesClinical rules for C-spine clearScan needs for C-spine harmLesson 6Resuscitation ends and watching in primary survey: blood pressure goals, heart rate, urine flow, and mind stateThis part explains resuscitation ends and watching in the primary survey. It covers blood pressure and heart rate goals, urine flow, mind state, lactate changes, and tweaking actions based on patient shifts.
Target blood pressure in trauma shockHeart rate and rhythm change analysisUrine flow as blood flow signMind state and repeat GCS checksUse of lactate and base lackLesson 7Disability quick nerve check (GCS) and instant nerve steady stepsThis part outlines the quick nerve check in the primary survey. It explains fast GCS scoring, pupil checks, limb moves, and instant steady steps for suspected brain or spine harm, including airway and blood flow tweaks.
Quick GCS parts and scoringPupil size, evenness, and reactionMotor and sense limb checkSigns of raised brain pressureInstant nerve protect stepsLesson 8Circulation check: bleeding stop priorities, shock signs, focused body exam for big bleedingThis part explains circulation check in the primary survey, focusing on quick spot of life-threatening bleeding, shock recognition, targeted body exam, and putting bleeding stop measures first.
Central and outer pulse checkSkin colour, warmth, and refill timeBlood pressure changes and shock indexFocused exam for outer and inner bleedingEarly IV or IO line and blood drawLesson 9Instant fixes for breathing dangers: needle release, chest tube, and plans for tension pneumothoraxThis part details instant fixes for life-threatening breathing issues. It covers needle release, chest tube, spotting tension pneumothorax, and plans to put procedures first in the time-tight primary survey.
Spotting tension pneumothoraxSites and method for needle releaseNeeds for chest tubeChest tube steps and checksAfter procedure watching and recheckLesson 10Instant bleeding stop: direct press, tourniquets, pelvic straps, clotting packs, and FAST-led choicesThis part focuses on instant bleeding stop methods in the primary survey. It details direct press, tourniquets, pelvic straps, clotting packs, and how FAST results guide urgent surgery or intervention choices.
Good direct press useNeeds and place for tourniquetsPelvic strap sizing and spotPicking and using clotting packsBlending FAST results into choicesLesson 11Ordered primary survey (ABCDE) order and time aimsThis part describes the ordered ABCDE primary survey order and time aims. It stresses putting life dangers first, cutting breaks, team job shares, and ongoing recheck for safe, smooth trauma flow.
Overview of ABCDE survey prioritiesSuggested time aims for ABCDETeam jobs and closed loop talkHandling same-time fixesRecheck after each ABCDE round
