
We have used the gravity suit (G-suit) to stabilize patients in shock as a result of ruptured ectopic pregnancies. Four patients presenting in shock were carefully studied with serial vital signs, fluid replacement, and blood loss before and after application of the G-suit. These studies were continued through surgery and the removal of the G-suit. The G-suit improved vital signs, increased peripheral organ and limb perfusion, and decreased blood loss in all cases.
Adult, Rupture, Spontaneous, Pregnancy, Humans, Female, Gravity Suits, Hemorrhage, Shock, Hemorrhagic, Pregnancy, Ectopic
Adult, Rupture, Spontaneous, Pregnancy, Humans, Female, Gravity Suits, Hemorrhage, Shock, Hemorrhagic, Pregnancy, Ectopic
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