Every year, around 5.8 million people die worldwide due to
events related to trauma, which corresponds to about 9.7 per
100000 population making trauma one of the leading cause of
death and disability in all age groups in both sexes. About 40%
of trauma related deaths are due to hemorrhage or its
consequences.1
Outcomes from severe hemorrhage remains poor, with
mortality rates approaching 50% for patients requiring blood
transfusion, or for those who develop a significant coagulopathy.2
On an average one in every four patient who is severely
injured has acute trauma related coagulopathy at the time of
admission to the emergency room.2
Researchers over the years have proved that coagulopathy
relating to trauma plays a major role in determining the
morbidity and mortality in trauma patients.3 This high degreeof morbidity and mortality can be reduced by early detection
of acute traumatic coagulopathy followed by early damage
control resuscitation