Wayne Brackin, the executive vice president and chief operating officer of Baptist Health South Florida, talks about evacuation plans for hospitals that will come in contact with Hurricane Irma.  I couldn't imagine trying to transport all of those patients to safety in such a short amount of time.

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AuthorCourtney Tracy

When patients are bleeding from their eyes, mouth, catheter, IV sites, and more...what do you start to think? You should automatically think disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).  This looks like something you would see in the Hollywood version of the ICU, except that it actually happens. Check out this summary of what DIC is, written by an ICU RN.

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AuthorCourtney Tracy
CategoriesPhysiology