We were pleased to read the Clinical Focus Review by Richards et al., “Damage Control Resuscitation in Traumatic Hemorrhage: It Is More Than Fixing the Holes and Filling the Tank”1  in the March 2024 issue of Anesthesiology. This review is one of the most succinct yet comprehensive discussions of evidence-based trauma resuscitation that we have encountered. As military anesthesiologists, this topic is of particular interest to us. We feel that this will serve as a valuable reference for service members deployed to combat zones. We also look forward to using this article to discuss resuscitation with our residents as a teaching guide.

We do, however, find the term “damage control resuscitation” to be misleading in this context. The U.S. Military has used this term for decades, and its use by Richards et al. here invites confusion. In 2006, the United States Army published clinical practice guidelines for...

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