
The THOR Network
An international multidisciplinary network of civilian and military providers ranging from first responders and medics to critical care physicians and from basic scientists to clinical trialists.
VISION: To improve outcomes from traumatic hemorrhagic shock by optimizing the acute phase of resuscitation.
MISSION: To develop and implement best practices for prehospital care through to the completion of the acute phase of hemorrhagic shock resuscitation.
The THOR Network will execute this mission through a multidisciplinary collaborative approach to research, education, training, and advocacy.
2023 RDCR Symposium
- June 18-21, 2023
- Bergen, Norway
INVITATION ONLY REGISTRATION OPEN
BLOOD CHAT
- Whole Blood Transfusion Case Presentation
- RePHILL Study Panel Discussion
THOR Meeting in Australia
- November 1-3, 2023
- Perth, Australia
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

TEXTBOOK AVAILABLE:
Damage Control Resuscitation: Identification and Treatment of Life-Threatening Hemorrhage
Editor: Philip C. Spinella, MD
- Addresses the resuscitation of patients with life-threatening hemorrhage in prehospital settings
- Focuses on both civilian and military applications of DCR
- Utilizes implementation science and learning healthcare system concepts to provide a scientific framework for education and training
- Discusses non-trauma conditions such as obstetric bleeding and spontaneous intracranial bleeding
Whole Blood Field Transfusion Course
An evidence-based field transfusion course to optimize patient outcome by sharing practical and theoretical information to safely perform a transfusion.
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THOR
The THOR Network is a multidisciplinary group of clinical, translational, and basic science investigators with a common interest in improving outcomes and safety in patients with severe traumatic injury, allowing first responders to interact with academicians and for the scientists to educate the medics and paramedics on the latest research in the field of pre-hospital resuscitation.
RDCR
Remote damage control resuscitation is the prehospital application of damage control resuscitation (DCR) concepts. Damage control resuscitation principles include compressible hemorrhage control; hypotensive resuscitation; rapid surgical control of bleeding; avoidance of the overuse of crystalloids and colloids; prevention or correction of acidosis, hypothermia, and hypocalcemia; and hemostatic resuscitation.