ABSTRACT
A patient is admitted following a motorcycle accident. He has fractured his left femur, tibia, fibula and pelvis. His blood pressure is 70/35 mmHg, pulse is 140 beats/min, respiratory rate is 35 breaths/min and the Glasgow Coma Scale score is 9/15. You wish to resuscitate the patient. Which one of the following procedures may be contraindicated in such a patient?
