Pinned in a car for 1 hour, trapped in a building collapse for 6 hours, or immobile in a rescue harness for 10 minutes. Each of these patients may be experiencing different, but deadly aspects of crush injury, crush syndrome, rhabdomyolysis or suspension trauma. Why are some victims okay when trapped, but when we rescue them, they die? Where do field amputations come in to play? How does rescue need to coordinate with EMS to not just extricate a victim, but save the patient? Join Rommie Duckworth as he presents actual case-studies that will bring this presentation to life and answers these questions and more by bringing you evidence based best practices, model protocols, and resources that you can use to treat these high-pressure and high-profile patients.
