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  #1

could you please explain it for me ?
Q1:
"the point of the vignette is that elaborate attempts to start an IV at the site and begin to infuse Ringer lactate would waste precious time that would be best spent moving the patient to a place where the urgently needed laparotomy can be done"
please give me some light,thanks

Edited by snake0613 on 01/08/07 - 02:02 AM

  #2

in abd trauma where laprotomy is must (h`dynamically unstable) shd be shifted to the nearest trauma centre instead of getting an iv access...

  #3

guptashutosh is absolutely right

but may i add:

the point is if u know the source of bleeding

u should get patient operated stat and not to wait till Hb is so and so or till patient is hemodynamically stable












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