ATLS fluid

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The new revised edition of ATLS is now available.   It has  considerable 
differences from the last edition.   I do believe  that everyone on this list and 
those who teach ATLS will be happy that ATLS is  now contemporary and cutting 
edge.   The manual is more like a  textbook.     
 
k
 
 
In a message dated 7/10/2008 8:33:13 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
tdinardo at umm.edu writes:

When is  the next edition expected to be available? Please advise,  TD

>>> "Timothy Craig Hardcastle"  <TimothyHar at ialch.co.za> 7/10/2008 2:08
AM  >>>
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
800 Bellair Road
Mayville, Durban

Postal:  PostNet Suite 27
Private Bag X05
Malvern, 4055
KwaZulu  Natal

timothyhar at ialch.co.za 


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[mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On  Behalf Of Rainer Gatz
Sent: 10 July 2008 07:29
To: Trauma &amp;  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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