INTRODUCTION Severe bleeding after trauma frequently results in poor outcomes in children. Prehospital fluid replacement therapy is regarded as an important primary treatment option. Our study aimed, through a retrospective analysis of matched pairs, to assess the influence of prehospital fluid replacement therapy on the post-traumatic course of severely injured children. METHODS The data for...

BACKGROUND Hypothermia is common in trauma victims and is associated with increased mortality, however its causes are little known. The objective of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with hypothermia in prehospital management of trauma victims. METHODS This was an ancillary analysis of data recorded in the HypoTraum study, a prospective multicenter study conducted by the ...

BACKGROUND Pneumonia occurs commonly in intubated patients and is morbid and occasionally mortal. Pneumonia prevention strategies have been successful in the intensive care unit and are favorably regarded, cost effective, and efficacious. Trauma patients are often intubated emergently in the prehospital or emergency department (ED) setting. Nationwide, hospital crowding has resulted in prolonge...

Ultrasound (US) is an essential tool for evaluating trauma patients in the hospital setting. Many previous in-hospital studies have been extrapolated to out of hospital setting to improve diagnostic accuracy in prehospital and austere environments. This review article presents the role of prehospital US in blunt and penetrating trauma management with emphasis on its current clinical application...

Trauma is the leading cause of death from age 1 to 34 years and is the fifth leading cause of death overall in the USA, with uncontrolled hemorrhage being the leading cause of potentially preventable death. Improving our ability to control hemorrhage may represent the next major hurdle in reducing trauma mortality. New techniques, devices, and drugs for hemorrhage control are being developed an...

Dr. Lenworth Jacobs, Hartford Hospital, Board of Regents, American College of Surgeons Dr. Norman McSwain, Medical Director, Prehospital Trauma Life Support Dr. Michael Rotondo, Chair, American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Dr. David Wade, Chief Medical Officer, FBI Dr. William Fabbri, Medical Director, Emergency Medical Support Program, FBI Dr. Alexander Eastman, Major Cities Chiefs ...