TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Hemorrhage Control
A1  - Freeman, Christopher
A1  - Wilkinson, Ariana
A2  - Reichman, Eric F.
PY  - 2018
T2  - Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e
AB  - Control  of  external  hemorrhage  from  an  injury  is  a  priority  of  basic  first  aid.  It  begins  with  first  responders  before  arrival  at  the  hospital  and  continues  with  Physicians  in  the  resuscitation  suite  (Figure  137-1).  Bleeding  from  extremity  wounds  is  common.  Most  bleeding  is  a  minor  inconvenience  for  the  busy  Emergency  Physician  in  the  crowded  Emergency  Department,  prolonging  wound  closure  and  complicating  wound  healing.  Major  exsanguinating  hemorrhage  can  be  life-threatening.  Hemorrhage  from  extremity  injuries  was  a  leading  cause  of  death  in  the  Vietnam  War  and  Operation  Desert  Storm.1,2  Hemorrhage  remained  the  leading  cause  of  death  in  Operation  Iraqi  Freedom  and  Operation  Enduring  Freedom,  with  torso  hemorrhage  leading  the  deaths.3Methods  for  rapid  and  effective  control  of  bleeding  are  essential  in  managing  traumatic  injuries  and  optimizing  wound  management.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/24
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159804086
ER  -