We know that quick application of a tourniquet to stabilize massive hemorrhage the victim can die in 2 - 5 minutes. We know that repositioning the head of a victim experiencing airway obstruction can die in 3-6 minutes. We know that an injury to the chest collapsing a lung the victim can die in 5-10 minutes

Did you know that delaying evacuation to definitive care also increases mortality. The above actions only stabilize victims, but without definitive care on an operating room table are the only solution to victim survival. 

Each 10-minute increase in prehospital time → ↑ mortality

• ~4–9% increase in odds of death per 10-minute delay
• Hemorrhage deaths occur early and are preventable
• ~25% of trauma deaths potentially preventable. 
• Majority of hemorrhage deaths occur prehospital

Minutes Matter

• Uncontrolled massive      hemorrhage can      be fatal in 2–5 minutes 
• Airway      obstruction can      lead to death in 3–6 minutes 
• A collapsed      lung (chest injury)  can be fatal in 5–10 minutes 

⚠️ Stabilization Is Not Survival

Rapid interventions—tourniquets, airway positioning, chest interventions—buy time, but they are not definitive care.

👉 Without rapid evacuation to the operating room, survival is not assured.

 📉 Delay = Increased Mortality

• Every      10-minute increase in prehospital time → increased mortality 
• ~4–9%      increase in odds of death per 10-minute delay 
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 🩸 Hemorrhage Reality

• Hemorrhage deaths occur early and      are often preventable 
• ~25% of      trauma deaths are potentially preventable 
• The majority of      hemorrhage deaths occur prehospital 
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 🔴 Bottom Line

👉 Stop the Killing → Stop the Dying → MOVE to Definitive Care