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The trauma triad of death is a medical term describing the combination of hypothermia, acidosis and coagulopathy.[1] This combination is commonly seen in patients who have sustained severe traumatic injuries and results in a significant rise in the mortality rate.[2] Commonly when someone presents with these signs damage control surgery is employed to reverse the effects.
The three conditions share a complex relationship; each factor can compound the others, resulting in high mortality if the cycle continues uninterrupted.
Severe myocardial performance, further reducing the oxygen delivery.
Underwater diving, World War II, Anorexia nervosa, Metabolism, Drowning
Bicarbonate, Arterial blood gas, Iron, Sodium, Potassium
Coagulation, Normocytic anemia, Glycolysis, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Icd-10
Anatomy, Homeostasis, Polytrauma, Trauma (medicine), Trauma triad of death
United Kingdom, Triage, United States, Intensive care medicine, General surgery
Injury severity score, Trauma (medicine), Traumatology, Triage, Trauma surgery