HEMORRHAGE CONTROL

Course overview

BLOOD IS MANDATORY TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CIRCULATION WITHIN THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM AND PERFUSE THE TISSUES OF THE BODY. HEMORRHAGE IS THE LOSS OF BLOOD COMPONENTS FROM THE VASCULAR SYSTEM AND CAN LEAD TO INADEQUATE TISSUE OXYGENATION. THIS ACTIVITY WILL DISCUSS THE COMMON TYPES OF BLEEDING AND THEIR CAUSES AS WELL AS WAYS TO TREAT HEMORRHAGE. TREATMENT OPTIONS INCLUDE SIMPLE BANDAGING AND TOURNIQUETS, AS WELL AS SURGICAL AND DRUG THERAPIES. ALL OF THESE TREATMENT OPTIONS CAN BE UTILIZED IN A TEAM APPROACH FROM THE POINT OF INJURY TO DEFINITIVE CARE. SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN CLINICAL OUTCOMES CAN BE MADE BY TRANSFERRING KNOWLEDGE FROM THE MILITARY TO CIVILIAN MEDICINE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS SOME OF THE LATEST SCIENCE AND LESSONS LEARNED TO IMPROVE THE CARE OF A HEMORRHAGING PATIENT.