Trauma Systems Quick Guides
Six one-page guides that put each trauma system and its cardiac crossover on a single sheet: for the binder, the badge reel or the night before your exam.
From Code Trauma: An Integrated Approach to ACLS and ATLS by a trauma and flight nurse with 25+ years in emergency medicine. Aligned with 2025 AHA/ILCOR and ATLS 11th Edition.
- Thoracic trauma and when it triggers ACLS
- Abdominal and pelvic trauma, damage control resuscitation
- Head trauma, GCS, ICP management and anticoagulant reversal
- Spine: motion restriction, neurogenic vs. hemorrhagic shock
- Musculoskeletal and crush injury
- Burns: rule of nines, Parkland formula, electrical injury
Instant PDF download (7 pages, US Letter).
Educational reference for trained providers. Follow local protocols and medical direction.
Single-user license. For team, unit or hospital licenses, contact elizabeth@codetrauma.net.