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Tranexamic acid in patients with major injuries and blood loss

01 December 2013

Emergency Nurse

Art & Science

In the UK, care for people with major injuries has improved since the introduction of trauma networks and major trauma centres, and since ambulance services began to...

Clinical features and management of haemorrhagic shock

02 September 2015

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article discusses the clinical features of haemorrhagic shock and the strategies used to manage the condition, focusing on the presenting symptoms,...

Patients who decline blood component transfusion: a narrative review of alternative management strategies

17 September 2024

Nursing Standard

evidence and practice

Blood component transfusions are a valuable clinical intervention and are widely used in healthcare. However, some patients may decline transfusion, for example if...

Pathophysiology and treatment of hypovolaemia and hypovolaemic shock

10 February 2020

Nursing Standard

deteriorating patients

Hypovolaemia involves a fall in circulatory volume resulting from a loss of blood, plasma and/or plasma fluid, which is caused by internal or external haemorrhage....