Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5652691 | Injury | 2017 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Survival following major abdominal-pelvic hemorrhage requires expedited operative/interventional rescue. Firstly, however, we must temporize pre-hospital exsanguination both on scene and during transfer. Despite limitations, our work suggests PEAC is feasible while waiting for, but not during, ambulance-transfer. Accordingly, we propose a chain-of-survival that cautions against over-reliance on manual PEAC, while supporting pre-hospital devices, endovascular occlusion, and expeditious but safe hospital-transfer.
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Authors
M.J. Douma, D. O'Dochartaigh, P.G. Brindley,