Transcutaneous oxygen tension measurements during graded hemorrhage and reinfusion

✍ Scribed by S.C. Dronen; P.A. Maningas; R Foutch

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1984
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 280 KB
• Volume: 13
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1097-6760
• DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(84)80710-6

✦ Synopsis

and nonbreathing, endotracheal intubation and intravenous line was expected in all patients. Endotracheal intubation was successful in 79 (85%). Esophageal obturator airway intubations were viewed as unsuccessful. Large-bore intravenous lines, consisting of 16-gauge angiocatheters, were successfully placed in 69 patients (74.2%) via peripheral veins or the external jugular route. IV administration was measured in 33 patients with an average of 860 cc (30 to 3,000 cc). Nine patients (9.6%) were admitted to the emergency department with a blood pressure greater than 60 tort, for a successful field resuscitation rate of 9.6%. Average in-field time for all patients was 22 minutes. Trained urban paramedics can provide vital ALS measures under less than optimum conditions without excessive in-field delays.