RT Journal
A1 Wolf, Jennifer Moriatis
A1 Athwal, George S.
A1 Shin, Alexander Y.
A1 Dennison, David G.
T1 Acute Trauma to the Upper Extremity: What to Do and When to Do It
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2009
FD May 1
VO 91
IS 5
SP 1240
OP 1252
DO 
UL http://dx.doi.org/
AB 
The management of any trauma patient begins with the standard trauma survey (ABCDE: airway, breathing, and circulation, followed by evaluation of disability [assessed with the Glasgow Coma Scale] and exposure for adequate examination while prevention of hypothermia is maintained). The purpose of the primary survey is the control and stabilization of life-threatening injury1. The secondary trauma survey, consisting of a detailed examination of each body region for possible injury, is then performed. Standard recommendations for identification of orthopaedic injuries include plain radiographs of the injured region and the joints proximal and distal to it.