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Lilyan Paula de Sousa Teixeira Lima1, Paulo Regis Souza Santos1, Herberth Jessie Martins1
1Mobile Emergency Care Service, Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência, Brasília, Brazil; Helicopter Emergency Medical Services, Military Firefighters Corps of the Federal District, Brasília, Brazil.
Abstract:
This study describes the use of tranexamic acid associated with other measures in the initial approach to contain bleeding in a situation of hemorrhagic shock in a trauma patient. The case describes the care of a young man with multiple thorax punctures by a melee weapon, quickly progressing to a condition of severe shock, in addition to the action of a helicopter emergency medical team supporting the patient's transportation from a low-complexity emergency care unit to a specialized unit.

