Trauma Care

How Can Tranexamic Acid Help in EMS?

  • TXA is classified as an “anti-fibrinolytic,” or a clot stabilizer.

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While EMS use of tourniquets and hemostatic dressings have proven effective at increasing survival from trauma, some forms of traumatic hemorrhage shock continue to prove decidedly deadly. Brisk internal hemorrhage from penetrating and blunt trauma can’t always be easily addressed with these solutions. But an old chemical might just make a difference. That chemical is tranexamic acid (TXA). It won’t replace the ongoing importance of timely, organized on-scene trauma care, in conjunction...
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