Emergency Management of Trauma Patient and General Considerations

In an emergency setting, trauma is one of those few injuries that is definitely encountered by all, from allied healthcare workers to specialists, which makes its management a necessary practice that should be known by all healthcare workers. To achieve this, one must be aware of triage, accurate and rapid assessment, and resuscitation followed by transfer of patient for optimal healthcare needs. It is important to know that trauma management works best with an interprofessional team-based approach in improvising the mortality and morbidity rates in the second and third peaks. This provides a window of opportunity to save lives which necessitates a thorough knowledge and training of healthcare professionals in emergency management.