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FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Circulation First for Rapidly Bleeding Trauma Patients: Time to Change the Paradigm?


Originally published by our sister publication General Surgery News

By Sharmila Dissanaike, MD, FACS, and Paula Ferrada, MD, FACS

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The Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and its iconic Airway–Breathing–Circulation (ABC) algorithm have long been a gold standard in trauma resuscitation—a cornerstone for training many generations of surgeons, ER physicians and others who care for the injured patient. This “one good way,” by virtue of repetition and