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Jehovah’s Witnesses And Blood Transfusion Demystified

The Trauma Pro

Injury can be a bloody business, and trauma professionals take replacement of blood products for granted. So why would someone refuse blood when the trauma team is convinced that it is the only thing that may save their life?

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How Quickly to DSED | Whole Blood Transfusions

JournalFeed

Tuesday Spoon Feed: Trauma patients who were resuscitated with whole blood compared to component therapy had improved 24-hour mortality and a decrease in the total amount of blood products needed for resuscitation.

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ALiEM AIR Series | Trauma 2023 Module

ALiEM

Take the AIR Trauma Module at ALiEMU Interested in taking the AIR quiz for fun or asynchronous (Individualized Interactive Instruction) credit? Please go to the above link. You will need to create a free, 1-time login account.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 100: Acute Chest Syndrome Part 1

EMDocs

Fluid management Goal is euvolemia Dehydration – needs IV fluid resuscitation. Simple blood transfusion should be considered early in the hypoxemic patient with advancement to red cell exchange transfusion if there are clinical features of severe pathology or evidence of progression despite initial simple transfusion.

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EM@3AM: Amniotic Fluid Embolism

EMDocs

Answer : Amniotic fluid embolism Epidemiology: Incidence of 1:15,200 to 1:53,400 1 7% occur during labor Causes approximately 14% of all maternal peripartum death in United States Current fatality rate 13-60% 1-4 Risk factors: Advanced maternal age, amniocentesis, cesarean delivery, eclampsia, medical induction of labor, placental pathology, diabetes, (..)

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 101: Acute Chest Syndrome Part 2

EMDocs

Fluid management Goal is euvolemia Dehydration – needs IV fluid resuscitation. Blood transfusion Reduces the overall proportion of HbS. Decreases splinting and improves tidal volumes. Bronchodilators Indicated for patients with wheezing, history of asthma. Hypervolemia – leads to pulmonary edema: Consider diuresis.

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Trauma Resuscitation Updates

RebelEM

CRYSTALLOIDS Too much crystalloid resuscitation in traumatic hemorrhagic shock can increase dilutional coagulopathy, as well as increase morbidity and mortality Bickell WH et al. I recently gave a talk on the initial management of trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock. vs SBP target <90mmHg which resulted in a mortality of 33.4%