title: [What to do if incompressible bleeding from a stab wound occurs in EMS and ER? Temporary control with a Foley catheter].
abstract: Exsanguination plays a key role in avoidable prehospital deaths. As some bleedings from deep stab wounds cannot be stopped with direct compression, the insertion of a Foley catheter can prevent ongoing bleedings. A case report of bleeding from a stab wound in the supraclavicular region is given. The simple measure of careful insertion and blocking of a Foley catheter proved to be a key resuscitative procedure which can be done under any suitable circumstances.
authors.affiliation: Bundeswehrkrankenhaus, Scharnhorststrasse 13, 10115 Berlin, Germany. ddoll@gmx.de
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Doll
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lenz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lieber
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Handke
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stettbacher
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glapa
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Düsel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Degiannis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D053828:Stockings, Compression; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000628:therapy*