Resuscitation Resequenced
Trauma resuscitation is a complex and dynamic process that requires a high-performing team to optimize patient outcomes. More than 30 years ago, Advanced Trauma Life Support was developed to formalize and…
Reanimating Patients After Traumatic Cardiac Arrest
Resuscitation of traumatic cardiac arrest is typically considered futile. Recent evidence suggests that traumatic cardiac arrest is survivable. In this article key principles in managing traumatic cardiac arrest are discussed,…
The Human Factor
Resilience is built, not born, and there is no single strategy that reliably manufactures resilient performance in all circumstances. Optimizing team performance in dynamic environments involves the complex interplay of…
Damage Control: Advances in Trauma Resuscitation
Amal Mattu, MD, Consulting Editor When I began emergency medicine training, trauma care was considered exciting and “sexy” to my colleagues and me. There was excitement with every case, and…
Damage Control: Advances in Trauma Resuscitation
EMERGENCY MEDICINE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA www.emed.theclinics.com Consulting Editor AMAL MATTU February 2018 • Volume 36 • Number 1
