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Fluid resuscitation in prehospital trauma care: a consensus view
1 Specialist Registrar, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
2 Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, UK
3 Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Peterborough District Hospital, Peterborough, UK
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Correspondence to:
Mr K Porter, Selly Oak Hospital, Raddlebarn Road, Birmingham B29 6JD, UK;
kp999uk{at}aol.com
This paper reviews the evidence concerning the administration of fluid to trauma victims in the prehopsital setting. Clinical evidence from a consensus meeting is used to propose a practical and safe framework for the managment of such patients.
Keywords: fluid resuscitaiton; prehopsital care
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