Background New concepts in resuscitation from hemorrhagic shock (or renewed interest in
older concepts) have been emerging in recent years. A report from 1993 noted that initial …

Hemorrhage is a top cause of death after injury and is the leading cause of potentially
preventable trauma deaths. 1–3 In contrast to other causes of trauma death, such as …

BACKGROUND: Use of whole blood (WB) for trauma resuscitation has seen a resurgence.
The purpose of this study was to investigate survival benefit of WB across a diverse …

Objective: To determine whether implementation of damage control resuscitation (DCR) in
patients undergoing damage control laparotomy (DCL) translates into improved survival …

Current teaching and guidelines suggest that aggressive fluid resuscitation is the best initial
approach to the patient with hemodynamic instability. The source of this wisdom is difficult to …

Background Recently revisited products like low‐titer group O whole blood (LTOWB) and
novel applications of group A as a universal donor of plasma are being used for trauma …

Background Life-threatening haemorrhage accounts for 40% mortality in trauma patients
worldwide. After bleeding control is achieved, circulating volume must be restored. Early in …

Abstract The United States Navy originally utilized the concept of damage control to describe
the process of prioritizing the critical repairs needed to return a ship safely to shore during a …

Non-compressible torso hemorrhage (NCTH) is associated with significant mortality in
preventable deaths, both in the field and in civilian settings. Current management strategies …

Objective: Hemorrhage is responsible for most deaths that occur during the first few hours
after trauma. Animal models of trauma have shown that restricting fluid administration can …