
100% Directionless Thread | Page 2203 | EMTLIFE
Feb 21, 2014 · Since we're talking about trauma anyone using TXA yet? Our flight service is, hopefully it's going to wander to ground along with ketamine for analgesia and procedural …
Tranexamic Acid | EMTLIFE
Mar 4, 2018 · TXA seems like one of those "next big breakthroughs" that everyone gets excited about for a few years and then it fizzles out when we realize that it doesn't really work that well.
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Dec 11, 2008 · Hmm, not sure a recorded 25 minute powerpoint with voiceover is sufficient training to roll out TXA and Ancef, but what do I know. Our medical director's physician group …
BLS: What would you do in this GSW scenario? - EMTLIFE
Oct 29, 2020 · Trauma is a BLS call. This trauma, with a patent airway, a broken bone and an ABD injury is a BLS call. Sure, call for ALS, but dont wait for them. Make sure your bring in a …
Guideline Updates - EMTLIFE
May 17, 2020 · TXA is a great topical agent. I think that people forget that there is a pretty big risk associated with patients over 65 or have other risk factors (smoking, oral birth control, et …
Severe hemorrhage - EMTLIFE
Apr 4, 2018 · TXA is a good choice. PRBCs are probably the only intervention, other than hemorrhage control, that will make a difference. If you are trying to pitch a product the Sam …
Why isn't blood plasma used in pre-hospital in the US anymore?
Jul 29, 2016 · This question has been in my mind for awhile, and I couldn't find answer in my textbook or online. Why did we stop giving blood plasma to trauma patients in the pre-hospital …
Blood coagulant during internal bleeding - EMTLIFE
Nov 4, 2011 · Two trials with a combined total of 20,451 patients assessed the effects of TXA on mortality; TXA reduced the risk of death by 10% (RR=0.90, 95% CI 0.85 to 0.97; …
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Apr 26, 2021 · Protocol highlights, if you think of these things as progressive: Ketamine drips, Esmolol, TXA, Ultrasound. Good education. Advancement opportunities and professional …
The biggest advancements in EMS in the past decade... - EMTLIFE
Aug 19, 2018 · Hopefully things like TXA and prehospital plasma/blood products will continue to show promise. EDIT: I forgot to mention the changes in ACLS/out of hospital cardiac arrest …