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Gunshot Wound to the Chest Emergency

Larry B. Mellick, MD

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Larry B. Mellick, MD, presents a case of a patient with a chest gunshot wound receiving prehospital whole blood transfusion and resuscitation.

A 68-year-old man sustained a single gunshot wound to the left chest, Rapid peripheral intravenous and central venous access enabled the infusion of warmed low-titer O-positive whole blood. The EMS crew intentionally resuscitated the patient before managing the airway by means of rapid sequence intubation. An air medical services helicopter crew assumed patient care from the ground EMS crew and continued the warmed, whole blood transfusion during the flight to a regional Level I trauma center. This video was provided by Dr. Mark Piehl, MD. The patient gave permission for the video.

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What people say. Recommended as an amazing demonstration of prehospital trauma resuscitation and whole blood transfusion.

u/TheCaptn28BSNin r/emergencymedicine • Recommends

Saw this on my YouTube feed and I’m actually amazed ED RN - Was browsing on the YT and stumbled on this body cam footage of either an MD or maybe a Paramedic (?) responding to a GSW to the chest. We have OMDs in my county but I’m not sure about their scope as I’ve retired from EMS before I went into nursing. I’ve always been interested in body cam footage coming from law enforcement, but I had no idea this was a thing…yet alone in the US with HIPPA. I mean.. the Pitt was good but it’s not how things roll in real life and it doesn’t show pre-hospital responses; the closest I’ve seen is “Nightwatch” and my all time favorite, “Inside Combat Rescue”. But….this easily takes the cake on some of…
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