[Principles of treatment of patients with multiple injuries]

Treatment of the seriously multi-traumatised patient in accordance with the principles in use at the Unfallkrankenhaus at Linz is illustrated. The different moments of the diagnostic and therapeutic measures, the main aim of which must be the re-establishment of the vital functions (respiration and circulation), are indicated. The article gives diagrams of the classes of priority of the urgent measures to be undertaken in the multi-traumatised patient, drawing attention to all the devices of modern resuscitation. In conclusion there are some observations on organisation of collection of serious multi-traumatised cases.