Traumatic injuries

Severe bodily wound or shock caused by a sudden injury. It can often lead to secondary complications including death.

• triage

• trauma

• acuity

• priority

The severity of a patient's injuries.

• acuity

• wound

• critical

• resource

If an injury is _____, it requires immediate medical attention.

• wound

• priority

• critical

• triage

A unit of measurement, from 1-5 (1 being most serious) of a trauma patient's injuries.

• triage

• ESI level

• acuity

• trauma

Any damage to a person's body.

• critical

• trauma

• minor

• injury

If an injury is ______, it is not very serious and can wait to be treated.

• critical

• open

• trauma

• minor

It's something that should be done before other things are done.

• priority

• critical

• ESI level

• resource

Anything people use, such as equipment or workers, to achieve a goal, such as treating trauma patients.

• Triage station

• Resources

• ESI levels

• Priority

It is the process of determining the order to treat trauma patients based on the severity of their injuries.

• ESI level

• Triage

• Critical

• Wound

It is an injury to a person that involves splitting the skin.

• Minor

• Acuity

• Trauma

• Wound