Abstract
This work reported the severe physiological and metabolic changes that are commonly observed when treating polytraumatized patients which often culminate in the lethal triad, I.e., coagulopathy, metabolic acidosis, and hypothermia, in inflammatory response syndrome and compensatory anti-inflammatory response syndrome. In this context, the definitive and temporary procedures were addressed, whose objective is the cessation of the involvements related to the polytraumatized individual, such as the lethal triad and syndromes. We sought to highlight the importance and benefits of the use damage control in patients with multiple traumas, whose technique is considered a significant innovation about the care of these patients, presenting the situation in which this method is most indicated. This reveals exposes the recurrences of trauma and the possible complications that can be avoided by the correct use of damage control, providing a better prognosis.