EM Cases · Major trauma resuscitation
Major trauma non-responder — CT versus theatre
ACEM Fellowship OSCE resus station testing team roles, <CABCDE, MTP/TXA, and the non-responder goes to theatre not CT decision.
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Target exams
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Prompt
A shocked blunt trauma patient remains hypotensive despite blood products; the registrar wants a pan-CT first.
Stem
All persons, presentations and observations in this station are fictional and invented for teaching assessment; they do not describe a real person.
References2ShowHide
- [1]Mitra B, Reade MC, Bernard S, et al. High ratio of plasma to red cells in contemporary resuscitation of haemorrhagic shock. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2025.PMID 41039456
- [2]Al Ma'ani M, Nelson A, Castillo Diaz F, et al. A narrative review: resuscitation of older adults with hemorrhagic shock. Transfusion, 2025.PMID 39985371