Trauma treatment: Fluids vs. pressors
Kelly Grayson and Rob Lawrence on the trimodal distribution of death and the advances in trauma treatment
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In this week's episode of Inside EMS, Kelly Grayson is joined by guest host Rob Lawrence.
The subject of the week is trauma, and Rob and Kelly discuss the origins and meaning of the trimodal distribution of death and the advances in trauma treatment. Kelly then answers the key trauma treatment question of fluids versus pressors.
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This article was originally posted Dec. 22, 2021. It has been updated.
