Circulation First for the Rapidly Bleeding Trauma Patient-It Is Time to Reconsider the ABCs of Trauma Care

Paula Ferrada; Sharmila Dissanaike

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.8436

Circulation First for the Rapidly Bleeding Trauma Patient-It Is Time to Reconsider the ABCs of Trauma Care

JAMA Surg. 2023 Aug 1;158(8):884-885. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.8436.

Authors

Paula Ferrada^{1

2}, Sharmila Dissanaike³

Affiliations

¹ University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
² Division of Acute Care Surgery, Inova Health System, Falls Church, Virginia.
³ Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock.

PMID: 37195675
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.8436

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Surgical Innovation describes the advantages of prioritizing circulation in patients with compressible bleeding sources and in those with noncompressible torso injuries.

MeSH terms

Emergency Medical Services*
Hemorrhage* / etiology
Hemorrhage* / therapy
Humans
Resuscitation
Torso / injuries