Using the web-based TraumaSCAN System

Evaluating a gunshot injury case
Evaluating a stab injury case
Resetting the system to evaluate a new trauma case
Interpreting the results of an evaluation

Evaluating a gunshot injury case

To evaluate a gunshot case in TraumaSCAN, you must first mark external wound locations on the 3D torso model. If bullet locations are known, those can also be set within the torso model.

Marking external wound locations on the torso

From the Gunshot Wounds menu, select the appropriate torso view (anterior, posterior, left or right side) for adding an external wound prior to marking the wound's location. (See image below).

Click on the desired location using the left mouse button. A round red marker will appear on the torso model, indicating the external wound's location.

If the external wound being placed is known to be an entry wound or an exit wound, select the appropriate entry from the pop-up menu. If the wound's role is unknown, leave the default entry as-is. Click Done on the pop-up menu to save the location selected. (See image below).

If no red marker appears after clicking on the torso, the wound location has not been set. Click Cancel on the pop-up menu, and try the steps above again.

Placing a bullet within the torso

From the Gunshot Wounds menu, select the option Place bullet within torso(See image below).

The system initially displays an anterior view of the torso. The bullet to be placed appears at the center of the red crosshairs.(See image below).

You can change the view of the torso presented by clicking on the appropriate option in the pop-up menu displayed. When you select the anterior or posterior view options from the pop-up menu, the bullet can be moved up and down and from left to right. When you select the right or left lateral view options from the pop-up menu, the bullet can be moved from left to right for depth placement within the torso.(See image below).

Observing patient signs, symptoms, and test results

Once the external wound locations have been marked and bullets placed, we can note observations about patient findings in the tabbed pane labeled Input patient findings. As illustrated in the screenshot below, we observe the presence of certain findings by selecting True and the absence of certain findings by selecting False. All findings for which no definitive evidence exists are left marked Unknown (the default setting).

After noting observations about patient findings, we obtain the injury status of the patient by selecting Evaluate patient's condition from the menu option labeled Assess Patient.(See images below).

Evaluating a stab injury case

Marking external wound locations on the torso

Resetting the system to evaluate a new trauma case

Interpreting the results of an evaluation