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Advanced Trauma Life Support ATLS Student Course Manual 2018

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APPENDIX G n Skills<br />

in the injured extremity with that in the<br />

noninjured extremity. Asymmetry may be<br />

an important finding.<br />

STEP 6. Compartment pressures may be measured,<br />

but the diagnosis is clinical. Pressure<br />

measurements may be useful in unconscious<br />

or neurologically impaired patients.<br />

STEP 7. Frequently reevaluate the patient, because<br />

compartment syndrome can develop<br />

over time.<br />

STEP 8:. Obtain surgical or orthopedic consultation<br />

early.<br />

Links to Future LeARNing<br />

Review the secondary survey video on the My<strong>ATLS</strong><br />

mobile app.<br />

Post <strong>ATLS</strong>—Recognize that the secondary survey is<br />

similar to the comprehensive physical examination<br />

learned in medical school. It incorporates the AMPLE<br />

history and takes into account the mechanism<br />

of traumatic injury. It is easy therefore to find<br />

opportunities in one’s practice setting to continue<br />

to practice the skills learned in the secondary survey<br />

skill station.<br />

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