Rethinking CPR in Trauma: Insights from a Groundbreaking Study on Hemorrhagic Shock

For a pulseless trauma patient, starting CPR is an ingrained response. But in cases of pulseless electrical activity (PEA) from severe blood loss, could chest compressions do more harm than good? Host Bram Duffee, PhD, EMT-P, speaks with Dr. Patrick Greiffenstein, lead study author and Trauma ICU Director at LSU New Orleans, about new research that challenges a core tenet of resuscitation. Dr. Greiffenstein’s study used a porcine model to simulate severe hemorrhagic shock. Researchers compar...