Pelvic splint improved shock
Splinted any pelvises lately? Karim Brohi’s excellent trauma.org article outlines the strengths and weaknesses of the different devices on the […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Trauma
Care of severely injured patient
All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, Resus, Trauma
Massive haemorrhage guideline
The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland has published guidelines on the management of massive haemorrhage. Their summary: […]
All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Ketamine for HEMS intubation in Canada
Ketamine was used by clinical staff from the The Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) in Alberta to facilitate intubation […]
All Updates, PHARM, Trauma
Scene times & penetrating trauma
An observational cohort study of penetrating trauma patients treated by the Mobile Emergency Care Unit in Copenhagen, Denmark over a […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus, Trauma, Ultrasound
Ultrasound measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter
Here’s the abstract from a new study contributing the literature on ED assessment of raised intracranial pressure using ocular ultrasound: […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Pre-hospital RSI by different specialties
This aim of the study was to evaluate the tracheal intubation success rate of doctors drawn from different clinical specialities […]
All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
EM trainee RSI experience
A single centre observational study of rapid sequence intubation (RSI) was performed in a Scottish Emergency Department (ED) over four […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, Kids, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
New CPR Guidelines
The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation has published its five-yearly update of resuscitation guidelines. The American Heart Association Guidelines can […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Evidence refutes ATLS shock classification
I have always had a problem with the ATLS classification of hypovolaemic shock, and omit it from teaching as any […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Burr holes by emergency physicians
Emergency physicians at Hennepin County Medical Centre (HCMC) are trained in skull trephination (drilling a burr hole) for patients with […]