Trauma Medical Director Southern Illinois Healthcare A.T. Still University
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:
Roy Danks, DO, FACOS: Nothing to disclose.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this presentation the participates will: Understand the deleterious side effects of 0.9% saline in both routine and emergent settings.
Upon completion of this presentation the participants will: understand that it is impossible to raise the serum potassium when giving large volumes of Ringer's solution
Upon completion of this presentation the participants will: understand international nutritional guidelines do not support the routine use of prealbumin to assess a patient's clinical nutritional status.
Upon completion of this presentation, the participants will be up-to-date on the current standards of care for fluid resuscitation in burn injury and trauma.
