Tranexamic acid (TXA): Difference between revisions
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| == DOSING ==
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| 2 grams slow IV/IO push within 3 hours of injury.<ref>Drew B, Auten JD, Cap AP, et al. The Use of Tranexamic Acid in Tactical Combat Casualty Care: TCCC Proposed Change 20-02. J Spec Oper Med. 2020;20(3):36-43. https://www.jsomonline.org/AllArticles.php#Article1037</ref>
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| == DISCUSSION ==
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| In the fall of 2020 the United States Department of Defense (DOD) Committed on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC)<ref>Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC) - Joint Trauma System. Accessed November 23, 2021. https://jts.amedd.army.mil/index.cfm/committees/cotccc</ref> updated the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) guidelines to specify TXA dosing of 2 grams slow IV/IO push.<ref>TCCC Guidelines. Deployed Medicine. Published November 5, 2020. Accessed November 23, 2021. [https://www.deployedmedicine.com/market/11/content/40 eBook] [https://learning-media.allogy.com/api/v1/pdf/237e56d8-ebc5-4a86-8b8a-70ea0489e8c2/contents PDF]</ref>
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| Trauma involving life-threatening hemorrhage in the YK Delta, particularly when managed in village clinics, occurs in a context with substantial similarities to the military battlefield. For example: blood supplies are limited (or nonexistant), transport times are long, the number of persons carrying for the patient are limited, etc.
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| == REFERENCES ==
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