TCAR Final Exam-Trauma Care Exams Study Guide

TCAR Final Exam-Trauma Care Exams Study Guide
2024-2025
1. Emergency a method of classifying patients into five categories based on the severity of their
Severity Index conditions and resource needs.
(ESI)
1—Resuscitation—immediate treatment is necessary
2—Emergent—may deteriorate rapidly, time sensitive
3—urgent---non-life-threatening, needs more than 2 resources
4—non-urgent—non-life-threatening, one resource required
5—minor—non-life-threatening, no resources required




2. Emergency Resuscitation—immediate treatment is necessary
Severity Index
(ESI)
-1

3. Emergency Emergent—may deteriorate rapidly, time sensitive
Severity Index
(ESI)
-2

4. Emergency urgent---non-life-threatening, needs more than 2 resources
Severity Index
(ESI)
-3

5. Emergency non-urgent—non-life-threatening, one resource required
Severity Index
(ESI)
-4

6. Emergency minor—non-life-threatening, no resources required
Severity Index


, (ESI)
-5

7. Initial manage- Airway
ment Ventilation
Control bleeding
Prevent shock
Maintain spinal immobilization
Transport to closest facility

8. Triage: Immedi- stabilization and evaluation/ airway management, breathing, and circulation
ate (Red)

9. Triage: Next history of drug or toxins, time and duration of exposure, first aid treatment received
prior to hospitalization

10. Triage the medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and
the proper place of treatment

Obtain allergies, underlying disease, processes or related injury




11. Safety for in- major bruising due to blunt trauma
juries
-Contusion




12.