Prolonged Field Care Working Group Fluid Therapy Recommendations

J Spec Oper Med. 2016 Spring;16(1):112-7.

Abstract

The Prolonged Field Care Working Group concurs that fresh whole blood (FWB) is the fluid of choice for patients in hemorrhagic shock, and the capability to transfuse FWB should be a basic skill set for Special Operations Forces (SOF) Medics. Prolonged field care (PFC) must also address resuscitative and maintenance fluid requirements in nonhemorrhagic conditions.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Blood Transfusion
  • Burns / therapy
  • Colloids / therapeutic use
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / therapy
  • Crystalloid Solutions
  • Fluid Therapy*
  • Humans
  • Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives / therapeutic use
  • Isotonic Solutions / therapeutic use
  • Military Medicine / standards*
  • Plasma Substitutes / therapeutic use
  • Resuscitation / methods*
  • Sepsis / therapy
  • Shock, Hemorrhagic / therapy*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Colloids
  • Crystalloid Solutions
  • Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives
  • Isotonic Solutions
  • Plasma Substitutes