[What to do if incompressible bleeding from a stab wound occurs in EMS and ER? Temporary control with a Foley catheter].
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Doll D; Bundeswehrkrankenhaus, Scharnhorststrasse 13, 10115 Berlin, Germany. ddoll@gmx.de; Lenz S; Lieber A; Handke T; Stettbacher A; Glapa M; Düsel W; Degiannis E
- Source
- Publisher: Springer Verlag Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 8502736 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0177-5537 (Print) Linking ISSN: 01775537 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Unfallchirurg Subsets: MEDLINE
- Subject
- Language
- German
- ISSN
- 0177-5537
Exsanguination plays a key role in avoidable prehospital deaths. As some bleedings from deep stab wounds cannot be stopped with direct compression, the insertion of a Foley catheter can prevent ongoing bleedings. A case report of bleeding from a stab wound in the supraclavicular region is given. The simple measure of careful insertion and blocking of a Foley catheter proved to be a key resuscitative procedure which can be done under any suitable circumstances.