The AM1 crew along with their medical director, Dr. David Vitberg, meet to discuss TXA and it's role within prehospital medicine. Topics discussed include normal blood and clot physiology, the relationship of TXA, TPA, fibrin, thrombin, along with a robust discussion of recent studies that researched the efficacy of TXA. The discussion concludes with a discussion on the concept of a "Number Needed to Treat."
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