You are in remote clinic. 2hrs flight from hospital . Stabbing (abdo) victim arrives in shock . You are O+Ve . Do you ?
— Minh Le Cong (@ketaminh) October 27, 2016
Hi folks
on todays episode I describe a hypothetical case based on an actual real life one, posing the dilemma of how to manage the patient with life threatening bleeding in a remote area.
SHow notes:
- Haemostatic resuscitation
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The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma: fourth edition
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Damage control resuscitation: lessons learned
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The Use of Saline as a Resuscitation Fluid in ED
- Fluid management in patients with trauma: Restrictive versus liberal approach
- WALKING BETWEEN THE DROPS: ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES’ FLUID RESUSCITATION PROTOCOL
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ETM Podcast Episode 10 – Bruce Paix & Andrew Perry – Haemorrhage control in trauma
- Review of fluid resuscitation and massive transfusion protocols from a military perspective
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Doctor…I believe your podcast might not be functioning. Or, more likely, it’s just me, but please check it out.
No, it isn’t just you. I can’t stream or download a playable MP3 either.
thanks for the feedback. Bloody Russian hackers! its fixed now so please try again and enjoy!
Doctor…What do you think about DARPA’s injectable foam blocks. The site is: “www.scientificamerican.com/article/injectable-foam-blocks-bleeding”? This is, unfortunately, not an actual link, because I don’t know how to make a link. It is, of course, still in the early research phase, but I would think if it proves worthy that it could be a real lifesaver in many situations, but especially like those you have in the rural areas of a country the size of Australia.
I’ll look at anything to improve on salty water