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Ped. Emerg. Med. Practice
Published
August 1, 2021
Author(s)
Jessica Osterman, MD, MS;
Cara Buchanan, MD
Action
Patient presents after exposure to less-lethal weapon
Decision
Are the patient’s vital signs stable?
No
- Don PPE
- Perform primary survey
- Evaluate ABCs
- Resuscitate
Background
Trauma-Informed Care
A trauma-informed system begins with EMS and continues throughout the patient’s stay in the ED. This implies the perspective not of “What is wrong with you?” but “What happened to you?” EMS and emergency clinicians should approach the patient with an understanding of the psychologic consequence of the trauma and avoid worsening or retriggering the stress of the trauma, within the context of what is required to care for the patient.
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