Severe trauma is a challenging medical problem. Uncontrolled post-traumatic hemorrhage and traumatic coagulation dysfunction are closely related to the prognosis of these patients. In May 2019, the pan-European, multidisciplinary Task Force for Advanced Bleeding Care in Trauma published the fifth edition of the European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma. To assist Chinese in better understanding of the latest developments, this paper translated the main treatment recommendations in the guideline and interpreted the updated content from the fourth edition.
