Helicopters between hospitals
Image: Medical helicopter taking off the helipad of Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, Brisbane 01 by Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via […]
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Trauma
Care of severely injured patient
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Neck movement in spite of collar
A cadaveric study using an artificially created unstable cervical spine injury has shown marked displacement of the vertebrae when cervical […]
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GCS in intubated patients
Image: Escala de Coma de Glasgow – ECG by Ericneuro, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons We use the Glasgow […]
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Inadequate pre-hospital needle thoracostomy
Image: Venflon intravenous cannula 3, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons The purpose of this study was to evaluate the […]
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Cervical spine guideline
The UK College of Emergency Medicine has produced guidelines on the management of cervical spine injury in the ED Since […]
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Helicopters and trauma: systematic review
In the midst of reconfiguring its trauma systems, the United Kingdom’s National Health Service needed to evaluate the cost effectiveness […]
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A French FIRST in pre-hospital medicine
Image: Airbus Helicopter H145 SAMU 80 F-HCHU by Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A contribution has […]
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Open thoracostomy
Not a new paper to cite here, just a collection of resources that refer to open thoracostomy in trauma. A […]
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Pre-hospital iv and increased mortality
Image: Venflon intravenous cannula 3, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons The US media seem to be making a big […]
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A tracheal tube in the chest
Intercostal catheters can kink, obstruct, or get pulled out. These hazards are greater during transport of the patient. Critical care […]