Abstract
Summary
1. Simultaneous comparison was made of therapeutic effectiveness of isotonic NaCl and saline-bicarbonate solutions when used in treatment of an otherwise lethal tourniquet trauma. The method of treatment allowed slow constant intravenous infusion of therapeutic solutions over period of greatest loss of fluid from circulating volume into traumatized extremities. The solutions were equally effective in increasing survival rate over that of untreated, traumatized controls. 2. Both solutions produced the same alteration in serum electrolyte concentration, i.e., elevation of serum Cl values. The lowered CO2 combining power of untreated control was not appreciably altered in the treatment groups.
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