[How can life-threatening external blood loss be stopped? Treatment options in the prehospital phase]

Autor: L M G, Geeraedts, T W H, Rijnhout, S E, van Oostendorp, G F, Giannakopoulos, E C T H, Tan
Jazyk: Dutch; Flemish
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde. 161
ISSN: 1876-8784
Popis: 3,500 people die of injuries in the Netherlands every year; 40% of the deaths are attributable to bleeding.- Treatment of patients with life-threatening blood loss is part of the trauma care continuum: all the way from incident to hospital treatment.- This article presents an overview of all treatment options for stopping life-threatening external blood loss, divided in medical assistance phases. It also makes a distinction between different types of care providers, based on the presence or absence of their medical skills.
Databáze: OpenAIRE