Bilateral fixed dilated pupils? Operate if extradural!
Almost two-thirds of patients with extradural haematoma and bilateral fixed dilated pupils survived after surgery, with over half having a […]
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Trauma
Care of severely injured patient
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Early femur fixation recommended
The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma recommends early (<24 hours) open reduction and internal fracture fixation in trauma […]
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Blunt traumatic arrest in kids
Traumatic cardiac arrest outcomes are not great, but they’re not so bad that resuscitation is futile – a subject I’ve […]
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When to Stop Resuscitation
My talk at the SmaccGOLD conference in March 2014 Cliff Reid – When Should Resuscitation Stop from Social Media and […]
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Resus Team Size and Productivity
A paediatric trauma centre study showed that in their system, seven people at the bedside was the optimum number to […]
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London Trauma Conference Day 4
London Trauma Conference Day 4 by Dr Louisa Chan It’s the last day of the conference and new this year […]
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London Trauma Conference Day 3
Dr Louisa Chan reports on Day 3 of the London Trauma Conference There was a jam-packed line up for the Pre-hospital […]
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London Trauma Conference Day 2
London Trauma Conference 2013 – Day 2 by Dr Louisa Chan So I find myself torn today: do I join […]
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London Trauma Conference 2013
Our inside reporter Dr Louisa Chan provides an update from Day One of the London Trauma Conference: At risk of […]
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Guidelines on prehospital drug-assisted LMA insertion
The UK’s Faculty of Prehospital Care has published a number of consensus guidelines in this month’s EMJ Dr Minh Le […]