So as I have said one thing very amazing about this hospital is the resuscitation that happens with these severely injured patients. It starts in the ER-trauma bay and continues thru till the patient is in the ICU (or ITU as the Brits call it = Intensive Trauma Unit). What is unique from a US point is that the anesthesiologists do the resuscitations TROUGHOUT this trip, again from ER to ITU; usually one to two of them (or more) plus anesthesiology assistants (OPDs). Plus there are up to two (one for each Level I rapid infusers) teams to run the Level Is, and of course the resuscitation is 1:1 = one prbc to one ffp with some plts and Calcium and other stuff thrown in. Pic is of ER team receiving report from MERT (MEDIVAC) just prior to patient coming into Trauma Bay.
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