Prehospital Trauma Management Strategies
In this week's class, we talk with Dr. Kaswer, better known as @TacTraumaMD, about his approach to the initial stabilization of the poly-trauma patient. We discuss Chest Tubes, POCUS, REBOA, and more.
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