In this episode, Dr Parveen Boora discusses the care of major trauma victims. Topics covered include:

• key elements of assessment, including history and physical exam
  • airway and c-spine
  • breathing
  • chest tubes for pneumothorax
  • circulation
  • disability
  • exposure and environment
• initiating management and investigations
• planning definitive management

This episode on Trauma Basics has been updated to include a correction on the topic of chest tube placement.

Run time – 18:06