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384. CCAT and Critical Care Doc discusses sTBI in the ICU- what happens after you hand off the casualty? Part 1 of 2

PJ Medcast

Release Date: 07/05/2023

There are 2 main phases of mortality on the combat casualty survival curve. As PJs , Medics and Corpsmen, you do not see the second phase in the ICU days to  weeks later. What you do in the field impacts the second phase of mortality as well as morbidity (quality of life & functioning) .


Charles discusses what happens in the ICU relative to what you do as well as implications for prolonged casualty care (PCC) in severely injured casualties.