EM SAQs · Rural and retrieval trauma
Rural and retrieval trauma — damage control and packaging SAQ
Fellowship SAQ on rural damage-control priorities, retrieval communication and packaging for aeromedical transfer.
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Prompt
A remote ED receives a hypotensive blunt trauma patient. Fixed-wing retrieval is at least three hours away. You have limited blood and one doctor plus two nurses.
Stem
- List immediate damage-control priorities in this rural ED. (6 marks)
- Detail the information and requests in the retrieval activation call. (5 marks)
- Describe packaging for aeromedical transfer. (5 marks)
- Name common pitfalls that increase preventable death in rural trauma. (4 marks)
[3]Stem framing. All persons, presentations and observations in this station are fictional and invented for teaching assessment.
References3ShowHide
- [1]Rossaint R, Bouillon B, Cerny V, et al. The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma: sixth edition Crit Care, 2023.PMID 36859355
- [2]Pavlu F, Könsgen N, Bieler D, et al. Transport and destination hospital for patients with suspected multiple and/or severe injuries - a systematic review and clinical practice guideline update Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg, 2026.PMID 42295404
- [3]Klimek O, Dudek J, Czesyk A, et al. The Importance of the "Damage Control" Strategy in Multiple Organ Injuries, Pathophysiology and Principles of Hemorrhage Control J Clin Med, 2026.PMID 41976850