- Review
The Pathophysiology and Management of Hemorrhagic Shock in the Polytrauma Patient
- Alison Fecher,
- Anthony Stimpson,
- Lisa Ferrigno and
- Timothy H. Pohlman
The recognition and management of life-threatening hemorrhage in the polytrauma patient poses several challenges to prehospital rescue personnel and hospital providers. First, identification of acute blood loss and the magnitude of lost volume after...

