Prioritize management options for patients with multi-system trauma.

Prioritization should include pathophysiology, assessment, and management of multi-system trauma patients, including those with blast injuries.

Prioritization should include psychosocial aspects of age-related assessment and treatment modifications for the major or common diseases and/or emergencies associated with pediatric and geriatric patients.

Process/Skill Questions:

• How can an EMS crew best prepare for managing multi-system trauma patients?
• What physiologic and anatomic criteria place a patient in the high priority category for transport?
• What are the phases of a blast injury, and what kinds of injuries generally result from each phase?