NG39: Major trauma: assessment and initial management

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Major trauma: assessment and initial management
 NICE guideline Reference number: NG39 Published: 17 February 2016 Download guidance (PDF) Recommendations People have the right to be involved in discussions and make informed decisions about their care, as described in NICE's information on making decisions about your care . Making decisions using NICE guidelines explains how we use words to show the strength (or certainty) of our recommendations, and has information about prescribing medicin

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n as possible and within 45 minutes of the initial call to the emergency services, preferably at the scene of the incident. If RSI cannot be performed at the scene: consider using a supraglottic device if the patient's airway reflexes are absent use basic airway manoeuvres and adjuncts if the patien...

ion of tension pneumothorax 1.4.1 In patients with tension pneumothorax, perform chest decompression before imaging only if they have either haemodynamic instability or severe respiratory compromise. 1.4.2 Perform chest decompression using open thoracostomy followed by a chest drain in patients with...

er, but only if a purpose‑made binder does not fit. Haemostatic agents in pre‑hospital and hospital settings 1.5.4 Use intravenous tranexamic acid as soon as possible in patients with major trauma and active or suspected active bleeding. In February 2016, this was an off-label use of tranexamic acid...

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