Abstract:Hypovolemic shock is the leading cause of preventable death on the battlefield. Remote damage control resuscitation has evolved dramatically in the past decade by introducing novel treatments and approaches to bleeding in the prehospital setting. This report presents a case of a casualty who sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and gluteal regions and suffered from hemorrhagic shock with an Injury Severity Score of 34. The casualty was treated at the point of injury and during evacuation according to… Show more
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