Combating the Hidden Dangers of Shock in Trauma

Half of the more than 60,000 traumatic deaths per year in the U.S. result from hemorrhage that occurs in the prehospital setting. Emergency medical responders need to be on their "A game" when confronted with critical trauma patients.

In this e-book, expert practitioners, medical directors and educators provide a deep dive into the prehospital assessment and management of hemorrhagic shock and its underlying causes.

Articles include:

Hidden Hemorrhage
A Field Guide to Splinting
Perfusion Matters
Whole Blood Delivery in San Antonio and New Orleans
Taking the Chill out of Trauma Victims
Ultrasound in EMS

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Were you aware of the Shock Index (SI) as a valuable tool for evaluating the potential of shock in a trauma patient, obtained by simply dividing the patient’s heart rate by their systolic blood pressure (SI=HR/SBP) and then comparing it to below values to accurately predict shock? The range of SI values • ≤0.6, no shock • ≥0.6 to ≤1.0, mild shock • ≥1.0 to ≤1.4, moderate shock • ≥1.4, severe shock.

Were you aware that bleeding from pelvic fractures can flow into the abdominal cavity or into the soft tissues of the pelvis, lower abdominal wall, back, and perineum and that a pelvic fracture can result in the complete loss of a patient’s blood volume?

Did you fully understand the negative effects of heat loss on severe trauma patients and the need to keep trauma patients warm?

Do you carry commercial Pelvic Binders on your EMS vehicles (not sheets) to immobilize a pelvic fracture?

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