Specialist Trauma Advisory Network (STAN) is a specialist advisory and oversight network for complex trauma care across B.C.
There are four fundamental steps in medical imaging in the setting of major trauma:
- Patient selection
- Modality selection
- Image acquisition and reconstruction
- Report generation and communication
Pelvis
The prompt diagnosis of a major pelvic ring injury and rapid and effective control of massive pelvic hemorrhage is a key clinical priority in the successful management of the blunt trauma patient with a mechanically unstable pelvic ring injuries. This clinical practice guideline (CPG) outlines recommendations for the management of hemodynamically unstable adult patients (age >16) with pelvic ring injuries in B.C.
This CPG offers recommendations for the management of isolated blunt splenic trauma in adult patients in B.C.