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Prehospital Blood Product Resuscitation in the Severely Injured Patient
A Secondary Analysis of the Prehospital Air Medical Plasma Trial Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether prehospital blood products reduce 30-day mortality in patients at risk for hemorrhagic shock compared with crystalloid only...
˚M Warmer in the Czech Republic and Slovakia with Polymed! 🇨🇿🇸🇰
Since June 2020, The °M Warmer System has been actively used in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Our partner, POLYMED medical CZ, a.s., is exclusively representing °MEQU in these two countries. POLYMED is a company that has been providing and continually...
We Always Get Inspired by Our Swedish Partner, PROMOTEQ! 🇸🇪
We always get inspired by our Swedish partner, PROMOTEQ! PROMOTEQ was established 1995 in Sandviken, Sweden. While the main offices and warehouse remain in Sandviken, they also have sales offices in Stockholm and Helsingborg. PROMOTEQ’s business model is to...
Benefit of Early Use of Blood Products Before Rapid Sequence Intubation for Trauma Patients
While airway compromise and hemorrhage are being leading causes of preventable battlefield death, both civilian and military trauma experts have focused on the prehospital phase of care for reducing preventable trauma deaths in the joint “Zero Preventable Deaths”...
It is Always a Pleasure to Work with SILVERT MEDICAL 🇫🇷🇧🇪
It is always a pleasure to work together with SILVERT MEDICAL, who takes care of our French and Belgian regions. 🇫🇷🇧🇪 (Français ci-dessous 🇫🇷🇧🇪) SILVERT MEDICAL was founded in 1987 with the aim to import, distribute and sell high quality medical...
The Effect of Rapidly Infused Intravenous Room Temperature Fluids in Occurrence of Mild Hypothermia
The study here investigated the effect of rapidly infused intravenous room temperature fluids in occurrence of perioperative mild hypothermia. The results showed that infusion of room temperature crystalloid solutions can contribute to inducing mild hypothermia and...
We Are Excited to Announce our New Partnership with Meier-Medizintechnik! 🇩🇪 (Deutsch unten)
We are excited to announce our new partnership with Meier-Medizintechnik! (For German🇩🇪, please see below - Deutsch unten) Meier-Medizintechnik GmbH & Co. KG is based in Petershagen, Germany. Located near the center of Germany, Meier-Medizintechnik serves...
Hypothermia as a Predictor for Mortality in Trauma Patients at Admittance to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Hypothermia is defined as a core body temperature ≤35° Celsius, and is common in critically ill trauma patients. Accidental hypothermia on the emergency department (ED) is frequently observed in trauma patients and is associated with poor outcomes. However, the impact...
The Effect of the Prehospital Blood Use on the Survival Rate of Wounded Patients
Data Analysis of the Prehospital Trauma Registry: The Joint Trauma System Prehospital Trauma Registry (JTS PHTR) and Department of Defense Trauma Registry (DoDTR) Over the last century, U.S. military medicine has focused much of its efforts on providing...
Current Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines for Medical Personnel as of Nov 2020
The Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Guidelines for medical personnel are the standard of medical care for the modern battlefield. Here are the current TCCC Guidelines updated in Nov 5, 2020. The recent changes include hypothermia prevention that recommnends the use of a battery-powered warming device to deliver IV resuscitation fluids at flow rate up to 150 ml/min with a 38°C output temperature.