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jasonglh · 07-26-2005, 10:53

My level of neither education nor experience is nowhere near on par with most of the posters here yet but if I may ask.

If we are talking trauma involving central spinal cord injury in a battlefield setting not someone in a fall type accident or mva would not high doses of steroids increase the risk of infection?

I do not have experience in battlefield ems but as I understand it would entail bandaging as cleanly as possible and treating possible infection in the rear with antibiotics after debridment. High doses of Solu-Medrol would lower the immune system in the patient.

07-26-2005, 10:53	#10
jasonglh Guerrilla Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 332	My level of neither education nor experience is nowhere near on par with most of the posters here yet but if I may ask. If we are talking trauma involving central spinal cord injury in a battlefield setting not someone in a fall type accident or mva would not high doses of steroids increase the risk of infection? I do not have experience in battlefield ems but as I understand it would entail bandaging as cleanly as possible and treating possible infection in the rear with antibiotics after debridment. High doses of Solu-Medrol would lower the immune system in the patient. __________________ Victory is the only end that justifies the sacrifice of men at war. Col. Robert W. Black
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