Radial pulse or blood pressure to assess shock pre hospital

Report By: Jackie McClennan - Specialist Registrar in Emergency Medicine
Institution: Manchester Royal Infirmary
Date Submitted: 21st April 2006
Last Modified: 20th October 2006
Status: Red (incomplete)

Three Part Question

In [an adult trauma patient] is [radial pulse as good as blood pressure] in assessing [the haemodynamic status of the patient] in the pre hospital environment