GSACEP Lecture Series: The Damage Control Resuscitation Team Concept

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English - April 07, 2022 15:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MB
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Dr. Dan Brillhart and Army Nurse Erick Thronson discuss our experiences integrating a 2 person Damage Control Resuscitation (DCR) Team into the manuever element Special Operations Forces (SOF) in austere environments in Africa. This DCR Team moved with the lead ground element on operations lasting from several hours to several weeks and provided advanced resuscitative care as the initial treatment to dozens of casualties at point of injury. We describe how this model worked for us and advocate for expansion of similar programs both within SOF and conventional units.

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