Prehospital intravenous fluid administration is associated with higher mortality in trauma patients.
Department of General Surgery and Shock Trauma Unit Hadassah Medical Center Jerusalem, Israel avir@hadassah.org.il Trauma Branch, General Surgeon's Headquarters Medical Corps, IDF.
Avraham I
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Rivkind
Ori
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Ganor
Elon
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Glassberg
D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000401:mortality*