PASG - DOES IT HELP IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TRAUMATIC SHOCK

A prospective, randomized study was designed to determine the efficacy of pneumatic antishock garment (PASG) in the treatment of traumatic s hock in a medium-size urban community. A total of 291 traumatic shock patients were assigned; to either the PASG or No-PASG treatment groups . Of these, data from 248 patients were analyzed in detail. Analysis o f demographic factors-such as age, sex, and mechanism of injury-as wel l as prehospital evaluative tools-such as trauma and CRAMS scores, and injury severity scores-revealed that the two groups were well-matched . This study did not demonstrate significant differences in hospital s tay or mortality between PASG and No-PASG patients. Similarly, in the subset of patients with blunt trauma, PASG was not found to be benefic ial.