Aidey
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Whats the point of bringing them in nude? Can you not lift a piece of underwear to scan an area? I mean if they're wearing some long johns and/or a corset, then sure cut those thing off. But I feel that people need dignity as much as the next person.
The point is that they are going to get stripped of anything they are still wearing within about 2 minutes of getting into the trauma room. These patients are getting multiple interventions at once in preparation for advanced imaging or surgery. If I bring in a major trauma pt they automatically get a second IV line, intubated if they aren't already, a chest x-ray, a foley cath and possibly a chest tube before leaving the ED.