Resuscitation?

[Richard Wigle MD FACS]

There is, to the best of my knowledge, no formal definition
of "full resuscitation". In most places I have been, if
used at all it usually meant the trauma team was
activated-- often referred to as a "level I" trauma. As we
all know that doesn't necessarily mean that the patient
will end up being admitted, intubated or visiting the OR;
just that they fit the prehospital or arrival triage
criteria - which can vary from institution to institution.
It also doesn't necessarily mean that they ultimately
required any more or less effort than some of those not so
defined.

R Wigle    
--- Jago Miloguz <japrak at gmail.com> wrote:

> l suspect it to be commonly used language between doctors
> for treatment of
> patients which involved some sort of ATLS measures...more
> specifically
> advanced airway management or similar
> Ante
> 
> 2007/9/13, Kim Rünitz <kimrunitz at gmail.com>:
> >
> > Dear Colleagues!
> >
> > >From time to time I come across the term "full
> resuscitation" in trauma.
> >
> > For instance in the following quote*:*
> > *"We manage 1000 trauma patients every year, of which
> 200 are "full
> > resuscitations."*
> >
> > Does that mean traumatic arrest? Or is it just a
> question concerning the
> > level of treatment? Is there an official definition?
> >
> > Thank you in advance
> >
> > Kim Rünitz, MD
> > Anesthesia & Intensive Care
> > Copenhagen, Denmark
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