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10-29-2015, 11:49 PM
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Re: Airport Construction Worker Slashed Throat of Co-worker
Actually, there are many reasons why one would perform CPR on a person who is bleeding. The order of treatment for a critically injured patient is "ABC", airway, then breathing, then circulation. It takes longer to bleed out than it does for the brain to 'die' from lack of oxygen. To be even more specific and take this a step further, medical professionals use ABCNE as the order of treatment. Airway, breathing, circulation, neurological then extremities. Whether to first perform CPR or tend to the bleeding is not that cut and dry. In the field there are many factors that one needs to take into consideration, such as if you are alone or have help, how much the patient is bleeding, how long it will take to get medical attention, etc. Always treat life over limb. It doesn't make sense to fix a patient's leg, for instance, if he will be brain dead. I hope this clarifies things a bit. |