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Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Despite advances in emergency medical systems (EMS) and trauma care, deaths from injury have increased in the United States over the last decade.1 In both the…
Airway Management
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Airway is the first priority for all civilian trauma patients in the prehospital setting, emergency department, and throughout their hospitalization. In all situations, failure to oxygenate…
Emergency Department Thoracotomy
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The number of patients arriving at hospitals in extremis, rather than expiring in the prehospital setting, has increased due to the maturation of regionalized trauma systems…
Management of Shock
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Shock is defined as the inadequate delivery of oxygen to tissues leading to cellular dysfunction and injury. In 1872 Gross described shock as a “rude unhinging…
Infections
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Death after traumatic injury has classically been described in terms of a trimodal distribution. Immediate and acute (<24 hours) deaths usually result from uncontrolled hemorrhage, but…
Prehospital Care
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Critically injured patients must receive high-quality care from the earliest post-injury moment to have the best chance of survival. Most trauma victims first receive health care…
Rural Trauma
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Print Section Listen Trauma care in rural America and public awareness of it has improved remarkably over the past 50 years. This is a tribute to those farsighted…
Principles of Anesthesia and Pain Management
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Providing an anesthetic for the trauma victim is among the greatest challenges for an anesthesiologist. In many cases, care must be rendered to a patient about…
