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Can you tell me what occurs when the crash team dealing with a gastrointestial hemorrage?

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Dr. Andrew Seibert answered

Specializes in Gastroenterology

First, stabilize the patient.: Patients with G.I. Bleeding need to be stabilized before anything else can be done. This usually involves IV fluids, bloodwork to determine how low the blood counts are, and history and physical exam to see how stable the patient is. Hopefully after they are stabilized, occasionally after needing to receive blood, can a scope through the mouth or through the rectum be performed. If active bleeding is identified, very often it can be controlled using the scope.

Answered 6/10/2014

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