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During the primary survey of trauma patients is it true that the following injuries are considered immediately life threatening?

True / False

Pulmonary contusion Correct

Cardiac tamponade Correct

Massive haemothorax Correct

Tension pneumothorax Correct

Simple pneumothorax Correct

Explanation

The Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course identifies life threatening events that should be recognised on the primary survey as:

Tension pneumothorax

Open pneumothorax

Flail chest with pulmonary contusion

Massive haemothorax, and

Cardiac tamponade.

ATLS recognises the following as potentially life threatening chest injuries:

Simple pneumothorax

Haemothorax

Pulmonary contusion

Tracheobronchial tree injury

Blunt cardiac injury

Traumatic aortic disruption

Diaphragmatic injury, and

Blunt oesophageal rupture.

Reference:

American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. Advanced Trauma Life Support for Doctors, Student Course Manual (ATLS). 8th ed. Chicago, IL: American College of Surgeons; 2008.

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