Open AccessTHE CONCEPT OF DAMAGE CONTROL RESUSCITATION (DCR) IN THE PREHOSPITAL AS WELL AS IN-HOSPITAL SETTING – A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
W. Stefaniak,
Łukasz Rozbicki
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
emergency medical service
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2391-7822
DOI - 10.36740/emems202003113
Subject(s) - resuscitation , medical emergency , medicine , trauma center , damage control surgery , damage control , emergency department , emergency medical services , emergency medicine , nursing , surgery , retrospective cohort study
The aim of the study was to present the principles of the “damage control resuscitation” strategy based on a casereport of a patient with multi-organ trauma at the pre-hospital and in-hospital settings. In addition to the fastest possibleimplementation of care at the pre-hospital level, a very important factor influencing the effectiveness of actionsis the decision of the head of the emergency medical team to choose the place of transport of the patient (the nearestpoviat Emergency Department or a remote Trauma Center). This should be conditioned not only by anatomical injuriesand physiological parameters of the victim, but also other elements, depending on local possibilities.