How can life-threatening external blood loss be stopped? Treatment options in the prehospital phase
Geeraedts, L.M.G.; Rijnhout, T.W.H.; van Oostendorp, S.E.; Giannakopoulos, G.F.; Tan, E.C.T.H.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 161: D1201
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 1876-8784 PMID: 28488554 Document Number: 692392
- 3,500 people die of injuries in the Netherlands every year; 40% of the deaths are attributable to bleeding.- Treatment of patients with life-threatening blood loss is part of the trauma care continuum: all the way from incident to hospital treatment.- This article presents an overview of all treatment options for stopping life-threatening external blood loss, divided in medical assistance phases. It also makes a distinction between different types of care providers, based on the presence or absence of their medical skills.