Trending Topics

Trauma treatment: Fluids vs. pressors

Kelly Grayson and Rob Lawrence on the trimodal distribution of death and the advances in trauma treatment

trauma.jpg

Photo/Ray Kemp

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.


GettyImages-1056384422.jpg

Learn more

Understanding prehospital vasopressors: Dopamine, epinephrine or norepinephrine?

Which vasopressor to use, when to use them and what to watch out for


This article was originally posted Dec. 22, 2021. It has been updated.

The Inside EMS podcast is a regular expert discussion of hot topics, clinical issues, operational and leadership lessons for EMTs, paramedics and chiefs
RECOMMENDED FOR YOU