Lifesaving Intraosseous Access in a Patient with a Massive Obstetric Hemorrhage

• Main Authors: Joey de Vogel (Author), Roger Heydanus (Author), Annemarie G.M. Mulders (Author), Dina J.C. Smalbraak (Author), Dimitri N.M. Papatsonis (Author), Bastiaan M. Gerritse (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A 42-year-old, gravida 1, para 0 woman was induced at a gestational age of 41 weeks because of post-term dates. The fourth stage of delivery was complicated by a massive hemorrhage. The uncontrollable persisting amount of blood loss led to hypovolemic shock and cardiopulmonary arrest. Lifesaving ext...