LR

[Roy Eckrote]

Ron,

My wife is a trauma nurse with the Air Force and just returned from Iraq a
few months ago.  Please feel free to contact her (Capt. Laura Hannu-Eckrote)
at lecknu at gmail.com, she may be able to help or lead you to someone who can.

Roy L. Eckrote

On 8/29/07, Ronald Bolen <bolen001 at mc.duke.edu> wrote:

>

> Hello all,

>

> I have a practice question. We (the military) have recently changed our

> teachings based on experiences in Iraq in relations to the resuscitation

> of trauma patients. One of the big ones is the use of LR. For En Route

> Care (Army & Navy transport) we have changed to using Saline because of

> the label on LR where it states "not to be used in the presence of

> acidosis". Does anyone know of any literature for or against the use of LR

> based on the lactate present in LR? I cannot find anything in my

> Literature searches.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Ron

>

> Ron Bolen, RN, BSN, CEN, CFRN, CCRN, NREMT-P

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