🎥 Live from the International Fluid Academy Day 2017
Hi everyone, I'm Shagan Onasanya, and I'm here with Karen Browey, who just delivered a brilliant and succinct summary on the management of trauma-induced hyperglycemia and massive hemorrhage.
🩸 So, Karen, let's distill it down. Someone is exsanguinating on the floor—what's the one-word summary of what we should do?
Karim:
"Stop the bleeding.
That's the first, second, third, and fourth priority. Press on the wound, apply a tourniquet, do something—get them to surgery.
In the meantime, do as little as possible, and what you do should focus solely on keeping the patient alive:
Maintain coronary perfusion
Support the ability to clot
Don't dilute them with unnecessary fluids
Avoid exacerbating the inflammatory response
And treat any existing coagulopathy"
âś… A clear, focused, and life-saving message.
🎙️ "Fantastic—thank you very much, Karen!"
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