Mass casualty situations can occur at any time, due to natural disasters or man-made events. When trauma centers are overloaded or inaccessible, injured individuals may be redirected to nontrauma care facilities. This webinar provides a recap of the key concepts for trauma in the intensive care unit (ICU) and progressive care unit.
Generally, the accepted target is a systolic blood pressure of 80 to 90 mm Hg or a MAP of 50 to 60 mm Hg. Either is acceptable.
Yes. Studies continue to show that whole blood is superior to component therapy in improving outcomes in patients with traumatic hemorrhagic shock. One such recent study is published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons by Brill et al.1
As part of flash simulations in the ICU, we declare the need for a simulated patient to require the MTP. The nurse assigned to that bed activates the protocol...
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