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The resuscitation of hypotensive patients with hypovolemia who have sustained penetrating injuries traditionally follows the management principles outlined in the American College of Surgeons Advanced Trauma Life Support course.¹ These principles consist of the establishment of a patent airway, ventilation with oxygen, and fluid resuscitation with crystalloid and colloid solutions. The goal is to establish adequate perfusion of cerebral and myocardial tissue with well-oxygenated blood.

Conventional treatment at the scene of the event includes airway and oxygen management followed by rapid transportation to a trauma center.² No time should be wasted gaining intravenous access, but fluid resuscitation can be established . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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