ATLS fluid

[Timothy Craig Hardcastle]

Rainer

Until now that was the recommendation - but recently the ATLS had been reviewed with the help of this list, no less, and the attached document will highlight the planned changes in the next edition. Most of us here feel this is a good adaptation to new evidence.

See the pdf of the J Trauma article.

Tim
Dr Timothy C Hardcastle
M.B., Ch.B. (Stell); M. Med (Chir) (Stell); FCS (SA)
Principal Surgeon-Lecturer / Sub-specialist: Trauma and Critical Care
Deputy director: Trauma Unit and Trauma ICU
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital / UKZN
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-----Original Message-----
From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of Rainer Gatz
Sent: 10 July 2008 07:29
To: Trauma & Critical Care mailing list
Subject: ATLS fluid

hello all,

as a long time lurker do allow me to put a simple question  -
does ATLS really recommend giving 2 l of crystalloid to all trauma 
patients with a lowish blood pressure, let's say, 80mmHg, pulse 100/min, 
awake, no head injury, warm, but suspected internal injury?

thanks,


Rainer Gatz
anestesiolog /  Kärnsjukhuset Skaraborg / Skövde / Sweden
e-post: rainer.gatz at t-online.de
        rainer.gatz at vgregion.se
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