Damage Control: Resuscitation and Surgery Webinar

This lecture provides an integrated overview of Damage Control Resuscitation (DCR) and Damage Control Surgery (DCS), focusing on rapid, lifesaving decision-making in critically injured trauma patients. Topics include early recognition of hemorrhagic shock, permissive hypotension strategies, balanced blood product resuscitation, and hemostatic interventions. Surgical principles emphasize abbreviated operative management, physiologic restoration, and staged definitive repair. Attendees will gain practical insight into coordinating prehospital, emergency, and surgical efforts to improve survivability in severe trauma. 

Learning Objectives

  • Define the core principles of Damage Control Resuscitation and Damage Control Surgery. 

  • Recognize early clinical indicators of life‑threatening hemorrhage and physiologic derangement. 

  • Describe the role of permissive hypotension, hemostatic resuscitation, and balanced blood product strategies in treating hemorrhagic shock. 

  • Explain the indications for transitioning from definitive surgical intent to damage control surgical intervention. 

  • Identify common DCS procedures and how they stabilize the patient for staged recovery. 

  • Integrate DCR and DCS concepts into a coordinated trauma care system involving EMS, emergency medicine, surgery, and critical care.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Nursing
  • 1.00 Trauma
Course opens: 
02/09/2026
Course expires: 
01/07/2027
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
5

 

Chris Winter, MD

Chris Winter, MD, FACS is a board-certified surgeon who started Mountain View Surgical Associates in 2004 when Parker Adventist Hospital first opened. Dr. Winter is the medical director of Trauma Services at Parker Adventist Hospital and actively participates in trauma services statewide. He is also the Chief of Surgery at Parker Adventist Hospital. He is married and has two sons. A military veteran who spent 18 years in the U.S. Army Reserve Medical Corps, he did tours in both Iraq and Kosovo. At home in Colorado, his hobbies include bicycling, hiking, and horseback riding. He is an avid motorsports and Formula 1 racing fan. 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Nursing
  • 1.00 Trauma

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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