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Journal Club - Tranexamic Acid in Trauma

Downeast Emergency Medicine

When looking at the subgroups with severe shock, there was an 18.5% One also has to keep in mind that this study occurred at Level 1 trauma centers and may not be applicable in critical access hospitals or lower leveled trauma centers. Arch Surg 2012; 147:113-119.[ MI or stroke). J Thromb Haemost 2019;17:852-862.[

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ED Airway Control —When Two Lives Are At Stake!

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

In rural Critical Access Hospitals, or austere conditions, you may be all that is available. The weight of the fetus upon the aorta and IVC, especially when supine, embarrasses return circulation, contributes to shock, and O 2 delivery to the fetus may be sluggish. Use the NODESAT technique. Monitor oximetry and capnography.