“…Most recently, studies from Montreal (Quebec), San Diego (Calif), Houston (Tex), and Hartford (Conn) have raised the question as to whether intravenous fluid resuscitation justifies the time required to accomplish the task. 11,12,17,18 An interesting parallel is seen in a report from South Africa 19 and the previously described study from LAC + USC. 1 Lerer and Knottenbelt 19 demonstrated in a study from South Africa that the survival rate following penetrating chest injuries was better in patients from poorer socioeconomic areas.…”