// PARAMEDIC Question · Trauma
A patient with a gunshot wound to the abdomen has a BP of 70/40 and HR of 128. The priority fluid strategy is:
A. Large-volume crystalloid bolus
B. Permissive hypotension with limited fluidCorrect
C. No fluids until surgery
D. Hypertonic saline
// Rationale
Permissive hypotension (limited fluid resuscitation) is used in uncontrolled hemorrhage until surgical control.