title: The A-J of trauma assessment in A&E.
abstract: A thorough initial assessment of trauma patients can be life saving. As nurses are usually the first people to receive a patient in accident units, the author describes a method which can help nurses to assess the patient's condition systematically.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dowds
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D004630:Emergencies / Q000451:nursing*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing*