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== '''Circulation:''' == * Assume hypovolaemia in circulatory dysfunction until proven otherwise (for surgical patients) ** Large canula (says 16G in CCrISP), with bloods sent incl G+H ** IVF 10-20ml/kg stat (10mL/kg if normotensive, 20mL/kg if hypotensive, but obviously be more tentative in cardiac patients maybe 5mL/kg) * LOOK: (assess PERFUSION rather than BP) ** Reduced peripheral perfusion: (easiest to see in skin, kidneys and brain) *** Confusion/reduced LoC *** Prolonged cap refill time - easiest and best way - press for 5 seconds over nailbed and sternum *** Pallor *** Coolness *** Collapsed or underfilled veins (including JVP) *** Peripheral cyanosis - low cardiac output ** Obvious external haemorrhage from either wounds or drains ** Evidence of concealed haemorrhage (thoracic or abdominal, into the gut, pelvic/femoral fractures) * LISTEN: ** Auscultate chest and heart * FEEL: ** Pulses - both central and peripheral *** First radial, then carotid/femoral *** Assess rate, quality, regularity, equality * TREAT: ** Obviously exsanguinating - need immediate definitive treatment ** Unstable - rapid resuscitation and reassessment over a short period *** '''<nowiki/>'Transient responder'''' *** '''<nowiki/>'Non-responder'''' **** Different treatment **** If this is a bleeding patient, call for help, cross-match 6 units and alert theatre, anaesthetist and PSAs ** Stable patients with a minor problem - '''<nowiki/>'responder'''' ** Don't 'blindly' fill up patients with blood - if they are not stabilising with reasonable resus, they are not stable, and need definitive management
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