Damage Control: Managing Major Trauma
Wednesday, April 09
No matter how fast your scene is evolving or how quickly your patient is dying, our critical, time-compressed decisions can make things worse. Concepts of maritime damage control have great relevance in guiding current best practices in trauma care. Current responders have ingrained linear thought processes that complicate decision making and impair our ability to maintain situational awareness. This scenario-based discussion will unpack simple evidence-based care to aid in providing the right care at the right time.