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Journal Club - Tranexamic Acid in Trauma

Downeast Emergency Medicine

We know that if administered too rapidly, it can lead to hypotension and other adverse effects including seizures, headaches, backache, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, anaphylaxis, impaired color vision, and other visual disturbances.[1] MI or stroke).

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Annals of B Pod: Anti-Xa Overdose

Taming the SRU

After rescue, she had an apparent head injury and was confused but protecting her airway with grossly normal vital signs. She initially agreed to be transported to the hospital by ambulance, but jumped from the moving vehicle and was subsequently struck and pinned under the fuselage for 10-15 minutes.