Trauma Section
Trauma section
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In cases of suspected "major" trauma, please call the Emergency Medicine consultant on call if the CRAMS score is 8 or less.
Circulation |
Normal capillary refill and SBP>100 |
2 |
|---|---|---|
Delayed capillary refill or SBP 85-99 |
1 |
|
No capillary refill or SBP<85 |
0 |
|
Respiration |
Normal |
2 |
Abnormal (laboured, shallow, or rate>35) |
1 |
|
Absent |
0 |
|
Abdomen |
Abdomen and thorax not tender |
2 |
Abdomen and/or thorax tender |
1 |
|
Abdomen rigid, thorax flail, or deep penetrating injury to either |
0 | |
Motor |
Normal - obeys commands |
2 |
Responds only to pain, no posturing |
1 |
|
Only posturing or flaccid to pain |
0 |
|
Speech |
Normal - obeys commands |
2 |
Confused or inappropriate |
1 |
|
No intelligible word or silence |
0 |
|
Total |
0-10 |
