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If that's her only likely injuries, I would NOT put her in spinal precautions. Out of curiosity, is her injury a broken hip? If so, might it have been a break and fall? Now why would I not put her in spinal precautions? That is what will lead you to understanding the why (and why not) behind the things we do.Say you had a 80 year old female who fell from standing onto concrete. The patient did not hit her head and does not complain of any loc. Patients is caox3. Patient does gave a possible Broken leg. Who would take spinal precautions?
Say you had a 80 year old female who fell from standing onto concrete. The patient did not hit her head and does not complain of any loc. Patients is caox3. Patient does gave a possible Brocken leg. Who would take spinal precautions?
Sorry I assumed most places worked the same way. In my county it's a trauma decision tree where if on your immediate assessment the vitals are bad (GCS<13, sbp<90) it's an alpha trauma. If that's fine, you check for major obvious injuries such as broken long bones, chest wall deformity, amputations proximal to ankle or wrist, any of which make it bravo. Charlie is for MOIs that suggest serious injuries but maybe you don't see any, such as if the vehicle rolled or there was a death in the passenger compartment or a blast injury. Then delta is kind of a catch all if they don't fit in another category, such as even minor traumas involving geriatrics, children, pregnant women > 20 weeks, and people with bleeding disorders.