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 AND ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING THE HEMORRHAGING PATIENT.