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4	High-risk Mechanisms Ejection from a vehicle Same passenger compartment where another died Fall of more than 20 feet Greater than 10 feet (or twice patient’s height) for infants & children Vehicle roll-over
5	High-risk Mechanisms continued High-speed collision Vehicle-pedestrian collision Motorcycle crash Unresponsive or altered mental status Penetrating trauma to head, chest or abdomen
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23	Categories of Energy Capacity Low-energy weapons Knife, ice pick Medium-energy weapons Handgun, bow and arrow High-energy weapons Assault weapons, hunting rifles
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26	Evaluating Patients with Serious Injuries or Mechanisms of Injury
27	Perform rapid trauma assessment of: Unresponsive patients Trauma with significant mechanism Multi-system trauma
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32	DCAP – BTLS - TIC Acronym D- Deformities C- contusions A- abrasions P- penetrations or punctures B- burns T- tenderness L- lacerations S- swelling T-tenderness I - instability C- Crepitus
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