thoracic – resusme

Hilar Twists & Human Error

Cliff / June 30, 2016

An engaging scene from ‘Code Blue‘ demonstrated a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service team managing a patient with major thoracic haemorrhage. They […]

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Needle decompression: it's still not going to work

Cliff / October 28, 2012

A pet topic that keeps coming up here is management of tension pneumothorax. Plenty of studies demonstrate that traditionally taught […]

Acute Med, All Updates, Resus

Facilitated pericardial drainage

Cliff / October 2, 2012

Image: Waterston 1905 Heart and Pericardium Number 9 b21271252 001 0028 by Waterston, David, 1871-1942, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons […]

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Is it time to abandon plain radiography in the trauma room?

Cliff / August 6, 2012

Image: Garfield X-ray machine by Harris & Ewing, photographer, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons For patients who will be having […]

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Only when I laugh

Cliff / April 4, 2012

A middle-aged martial arts enthusiast was training in Krav Maga, and participated in a high-contact punching and grappling sparring exercise […]

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Posterior pericardiocentesis

Cliff / February 19, 2012

Image: Waterston 1905 Heart and Pericardium Number 9 b21271252 001 0028 by Waterston, David, 1871-1942, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons […]

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Complications after penetrating cardiac injury

Cliff / November 30, 2011

Trauma specialists from Arizona and California describe patients with penetrating cardiac wounds, a quarter of whom survive to discharge. Survival […]

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