After completing the Initial Assessment, each assessment that follows is designed to be read from top to bottom in its color-
coded column. The assessment algorithm columns progress from left to right as the case unfolds. The assessment information
provided is pertinent to the type of assessment and changing patient conditions. The case will indicate the completion of the
Assessment Page (lower portion)
appropriate assessments based on patient presentation.
Note: The term “REASSESSMENT” is used instead of “ONGOING EXAM” to reflect the terminology in the 9th edition textbook.
RAPID TRAUMA SURVEY
Head: 2-inch (5 cm) laceration in the left
parietal region with a surrounding
contusion; no palpable crepitation
Neck: No injuries or pain noted, Trachea:
Midline, Neck veins: Flat
(Chest: Look: No injuries noted, Listen:
Clear and equal, no abnormal breath
sounds, Feel: No injuries or pain noted,
Percussion: Resonant
Heart Tones: Normal 51, 2
Abdomen: No injuries noted, soft and
non-tender
Pelvis: Stable, no injuries or pain noted
Extremities: Legs: Obvious compound
fracture of the left mid-femur, distal le is
pale, Pulseless, Motor and Sensory:
Absent, significant abrasions of the right
Knee and shin, Arms: Significant abrasions
‘of hands, elbows and a few abrasions on
the forearms, Pulse, Motor and Sensory:
Intact
Posterior: No injury or pain noted except
10 posterior of the left femur.
History: Unable to obtain from patient
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REASSESSMENT FOCUSED EXAM
Subjective changes: None He:
distinct words palpable crepitation
Pupils: Right pupil 6 mm; left pupil S mm Left leg: Obvious open fracture of the left
mid-femur, bleeding controlled
Ges: 3/2/5 = 10
Airway: Patent
Breathing: Rapid, regular, and shallow
Circulation: Blood pressure: 90/60
mmHg, Pulses: 60 (radial), Skin: Pale, cool
and moist, Capillary Refill 3 seconds
Neck: No changes, Trachea: Midline,
Neck veins: Flat
Chest: No changes.
Abdomen: No changes.
Extremities: Arms: Significant abrasions
of hands, elbows and a few abrasions on
the forearms, Legs: Obvious compound
fracture of the left mid-femur, bleeding
controlled, distal leg is pale, Pulseless,
Motor and Sensory: Absent, significant
abrasions of the right knee and shin
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J: 2-inch laceration in the left parietal
LOC: Responds to verbal; babbles, with no region with a surrounding contusion; no
“SECONDARY SURVEY
Head: Left scalp laceration bleeding
controlled
Airway: Patent
Breathing: Regular with adequate rate
and tidal volume
Neck: No changes, Trachea: Midline,
Neck veins: Flat
Chest: Look: No injuries noted, Listen:
Clear and equal, no abnormal breath
sounds, Feel: No injuries or pain noted,
Percussion: Resonant
Abdomen: No changes
Pelvis: No changes
Extremities: Arms: Significant abrasions
of hands, elbows and a few abrasions on
the forearms, Legs: Obvious compound
fracture of the left mid-femur, bleeding
controlled, distal leg is pale, Pulseless,
Motor and Sensory: Absent, significant
abrasions of the right knee and shin,
Pulse, Motor and Sensory: intact
Posterior: No injury or pain noted except
to posterior of the left femur.
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