title: Assessment and management of the hemorrhaging patient.
abstract: Trauma patients presenting to the veterinarian on an emergency basis commonly have bleeding injuries. Although mild hemorrhage is often self-limiting, severe hemorrhage may be lethal if not surgically controlled. Management of these patients requires rapid assessment and diagnostics so that appropriate treatment is provided in a timely manner. This article describes care of the hemorrhaging patient including assessment, immediate resuscitation, and principles of controlling the hemorrhage. External and surgical methods of treating hemorrhage are discussed, with a concentration on the surgical management of the hemorrhaging patient.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Institute of Trauma, Emergency, and Critical Care, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Crowe
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Devey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*