Crush syndrome: a review for prehospital providers and emergency clinicians.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Disasters and accidents have occurred with increasing frequency in recent years. Primary disasters have the potential to result in mass casualty events involving crush syndrome (CS) and other serious injuries. Prehospital providers and emergency clinicians stand on the front lines of these patients' evaluation and treatment. However, the bulk of our current knowledge, derived from historical data, has remained unchanged for over ten years. In addition, no evidence-based treatment has been established to date.

Objective

This narrative review aims to provide a focused overview of, and update on, CS for both prehospital providers and emergency clinicians.

Discussion

CS is a severe systemic manifestation of trauma and ischemia involving soft tissue, principal

SUBMITTER: Usuda D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10472640 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature