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1
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What is the purpose of the secondary survey?

A

Taking a focussed history and carrying out head to toe examination of the patient in order to manage non-life threatening injuries not identified in primary survey

2
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What are the main components of a secondary survey?

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  • Reassessment of vital signs
  • Focussed history
  • Physical examination - head to toe
3
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What mnemonic would you use to remember the areas to cover in a focussed history as part of your secondary survey?

A
  • Allergies
  • Medication
  • PMH/Pregnancy
  • Last meal
  • Events leading up to injury/environment related to injury
4
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What is important to inspect when looking at the head as part of a head to toe examination in your secondary survey?

A
  • Head and face for bruises or swelling
  • Eyes for injury or deformity
  • Skull for deformity
  • Nose/eyes/mouth for blood
  • Battle’s sign
5
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What should you inspect for in the neck as part of a secondary survey?

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  • Any tenderness of deformity of c-spine
  • Manual inline stabilisation/immobilisation
6
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What would you look for on the chest as part of your secondary survey?

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  • Any wounds, bruises or abnormal movements
  • Deformities
  • Auscultation - air entry or added sounds
7
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What would you look for on the abdomen as part of your secondary survey?

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  • Wounds, bruises or abnormal movements or distention
  • Abdominal tenderness
  • Seat belt sign
8
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What would you look for in the upper limb as part of a secondary survey?

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  • Deformities, bruises, colour, fractures
  • CRT
  • Sensation and function
  • Check neurovascular status
9
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What would you look for in the lower back as part of your secondary survey?

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  • SPinal tenderness/ovious injury
  • Wounds
10
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What would you look for in the pelvis on secondary survey?

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Obvious deformity

11
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What should you not do when examining/inspecting the pelvis?

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Do not Spring the pelvis

12
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How would you inspect the spine for tenderness?

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Via log roll

13
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What would you look for when examining the genitals as part of your secondary survey?

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  • Fluid or bleeding from urethea
  • Scrotal swelling or deformity
14
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What would you look for in the lower limbs as part of your secondary survey?

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  • Deformities, bruises, colour and fractures
  • CRT
  • Normal function/sensation
15
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What generic questions could you ask as part of your secondary survey?

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  • Are you in pain?
  • Where is the pain?
  • What is bothering you?