Ineffective Therapy and Delayed Transport

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Abstract
The administration of IV fluids to traumatized patients in the field at first seems like a motherhood issue: It can't do any harm and might do some good, so why not use it? This rationale has resulted in its inclusion in prehospital trauma care since the advent of paramedic systems in this country approximately 15 years ago; yet it remains unproven. There are no convincing data in the literature to support the efficacy for the administration of IV fluids in the prehospital setting.