ADVANCED FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL BLEEDING

Аннотация

Hemorrhage remains one of the leading preventable causes of death following trauma, particularly in prehospital and emergency settings. This article provides a comprehensive overview of first aid management for external and internal bleeding, incorporating current evidence-based practices, including tourniquet use, hemostatic agents, trauma-induced coagulopathy recognition, and damage control principles used in modern trauma systems. Keywords: Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy (TIC), Tourniquet Science, “STOP THE BLEED”, “Lethal Triad”