Fluid Therapy in the Trauma Patient Emergency & Critical Care

Dogs and cats frequently present to veterinarians in hypovolemic shock following trauma. Blunt trauma from motor vehicles is by far the most common cause of trauma, and intravenous fluid therapy is one of the most important modalities of shock management in these patients. This lecture will cover fluid therapy options and their indications in patients presenting with a variety of complications from blunt trauma, including head trauma, pulmonary contusions, and hemoabdomen.