A 40-year-old male is entrapped in a vehicle following an RTC. Fire and rescue estimate 45 minutes to extrication. He has a suspected pelvic fracture ...

Question

A 40-year-old male is entrapped in a vehicle following an RTC. Fire and rescue estimate 45 minutes to extrication. He has a suspected pelvic fracture with haemodynamic instability. A pre-hospital emergency physician decides to administer tranexamic acid. What is the latest evidence-based timing threshold for TXA administration in trauma?

Accepted Answer

Within 3 hours of injury, ideally within 1 hour

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Only within 30 minutes of injury

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At any time after injury if there is ongoing bleeding

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Within 12 hours of injury

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Within 6 hours of injury

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): TXA Timing in Trauma