
Ep 159 Geriatric Trauma Part 1: The Under-Triaging Problem, Resuscitation, Airway, Head and C-spine Imaging, Clearing the C-spine
Emergency Medicine Cases
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How to Give Crystalloid to a Trauma Patient
Most older patients at baseline are a bit volume depleted. It's okay to give 250 or 500 cc of a crystalloid up front, Dr. Tillman says. The other aspect I'm very passionate about is appropriate analgesia. Often in the trauma bay, we're so afraid of making a patient worse. We don't treat their pain.
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