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Emergency medical services via helicopter transport a 22-year-old male to the trauma center following a high-speed motorcycle crash. Upon arrival, he has a traumatic partial amputation of the left lower leg. Bright red blood is spurting profusely through the prehospital bandages despite direct pressure. The patient is unresponsive, with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 6, and is making gurgling respiratory sounds. His abdomen is markedly distended and rigid to palpation. Vital signs are temperature 35.2∘C35.2^\circ\text{C} (95.4∘F95.4^\circ\text{F}), heart rate 148/min148/\text{min}, blood pressure 70/40 mm Hg70/40 \text{ mm Hg}, and respiratory rate 8/min8/\text{min}. Large-bore intravenous access is currently being established. Arrange the following management steps in the most appropriate chronological order according to current Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and damage control surgery principles.

  1. 1Application of a combat application tourniquet to the left lower extremity
  2. 2Endotracheal intubation with manual in-line cervical spine stabilization
  3. 3Performance of a Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) examination
  4. 4Immediate exploratory laparotomy to control intra-abdominal hemorrhage
  5. 5Temporary abdominal closure and transfer to the surgical intensive care unit

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The correct sequence begins with catastrophic hemorrhage control, followed by securing the airway, identifying the internal bleeding source via FAST, performing a damage control exploratory laparotomy, and finally temporarily closing the abdomen for ICU resuscitation.
The sequence perfectly follows the modern Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) paradigm and damage control surgery principles. It begins with <C> (catastrophic hemorrhage control via tourniquet) before A (airway management via intubation). This is followed by a primary survey adjunct (FAST exam) to locate the source of internal bleeding contributing to the patient's profound shock. Because the patient is hemodynamically unstable with a rigid abdomen, an immediate exploratory laparotomy is prioritized to control truncal hemorrhage. Finally, damage control principles dictate that due to the patient's severe physiologic derangement (temperature 35.2∘C35.2^\circ\text{C}, shock), the surgeon must perform a temporary abdominal closure and transfer the patient to the surgical ICU to correct the lethal triad (hypothermia, acidosis, coagulopathy) prior to any definitive orthopedic or abdominal reconstructive procedures.

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1
Apply a tourniquet to the amputated leg.
Arterial spurting is halted.
Exsanguinating external hemorrhage kills faster than airway compromise; it must be addressed first in the modern <C>ABCDE trauma protocol.
2
Perform endotracheal intubation.
The airway is secured and oxygenation is supported.
The patient is comatose (GCS 6) with an unprotected airway (gurgling), requiring immediate definitive airway management with cervical spine precautions.
3
Perform a FAST examination.
Intra-abdominal fluid is rapidly identified.
As an adjunct to the primary survey, FAST identifies the source of non-compressible internal hemorrhage causing the profound shock (BP 70/40).
4
Transfer to the OR for exploratory laparotomy.
Truncal hemorrhage and gross contamination are controlled.
Hemodynamically unstable patients with intra-abdominal bleeding require immediate surgical hemorrhage control, precluding CT scans or definitive orthopedic interventions.
5
Perform temporary abdominal closure and transfer to the ICU.
The surgery is abbreviated, allowing for physiologic recovery.
The patient exhibits the lethal triad (hypothermia, coagulopathy, acidosis). Damage control surgery requires abandoning definitive repairs until the physiology is corrected in the ICU.

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The <C>ABCDE primary survey algorithm and damage control surgery principles in hemodynamically unstable trauma patients.
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