Lethal Diamond graphic: a four-point diamond labeled acidosis, hypothermia, coagulopathy and hypocalcemia. Credit: North American Rescue, narescue.com.

From Triad to Diamond: Calcium in Prehospital Trauma Resuscitation

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Article by Alex Blau, DO – Associate Editor of the NAEMSP Blog and ChristianaCare Emergency Medicine; Associate Medical Director, LifeNet/CareNet Critical Care TransportEdited by Michael DeFilippo, DO, FAAEM, Editor-in-Chief, NAEMSP Blog Case It’s a cold day in February and you arrive on the scene of an MVC to find a critically injured entrapped patient in …

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