đź•– Reading Time, 3 minutes When Deputy Just responded to a call regarding gunfire, she didn’t know there was a victim until she heard the 911 operator giving care instructions to bystanders. She arrived near-simultaneously with four other officers. As …
đź•– Reading Time, 4 minutes Although not as convenient as evaluating the “Go / No Go” presence of a casualty’s radial pulse, their “shock index” is a much more sophisticated snapshot of their hypovolemic status. Shock index is a ratio …
Triage systems are used by prehospital providers to “sort” casualties đź•– Reading Time, 12 minutes into essentially those who are dead or will likely die despite treatment, those with injuries that don’t really require prehospital treatment, and those with injuries …
In June 2020, the TCCC Committee submitted a proposed change to hypothermia management for combat casualties. đź•– Reading Time, 3 minutes They noted there had been no review of hypothermia management in TCCC in the previous 14 years.1So what changed? …
đź•– Reading Time, 3 minutes Burns over 20% total body surface area (TBSA) result in increased capillary permeability and intravascular fluid deficits that are most severe at 24-hours post-burn. Cardiac output decreases rapidly post-burn. With correct fluid resuscitation, cardiac output …
Airway control remains the top priority for field treatment of burn casualties.1 đź•– Reading Time, 4 minutes Hypovolemic and distributive shock can occur in burned patients but they are usually a late consequence. An inhalational burn injury can double a …