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Managing life threatening abdominal-pelvic injuries

The basics of traumatic abdominal injury

The lecture duration is 42min.

0.75 CPD Points, 0.75 CEUs, 0.75 CME credits approval pending.
Accredited by CPDUK, CBRN and Provider Pending.

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Matthew Douma
Registered Nurse and Resuscitation Scientist based in Edmonton Alberta, Canada
Lecture Summary

This talk is focussed on abdominal-pelvic, or more specifically, junctional haemorrhage. It is all about bleeding that is too proximal for an extremity tourniquet but below the diaphragm. Pre-hospital (civilian), battlefield, and iatrogenic causes will be presented and discussed. Haemorrhage control strategies will be taught.

Target Audience

Critical Care Nurses
Trainee Critical Care Doctors

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Identify common causes of life-threatening junctional haemorrhage
  • Learn to operationalise a haemorrhage control continuum
  • Identify haemorrhage that can be amenable to external aortic compression

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