London Calling – part 2
Notes from Days 2 & 3 of the London Trauma Conference Day 2 of the LTC was really good. There […]
All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Trauma
Care of severely injured patient
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London Calling!!
Notes from Day 1 of the London Trauma Conference I’ve always fancied trying my hand at journalism so when this […]
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Transtracheal airways in kids. Well, pigs' kids anyway
Ever had to do a surgical airway in a child? Thought not. They’re pretty rare. Bill Heegaard MD from Henepin […]
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A whole bunch of trauma guidelines
The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma has published a number of helpful evidence-based guidelines for trauma management, and […]
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Prehospital ketamine analgesia
A prospective open-label randomised controlled trial in prehospital patients receiving morphine for traumatic pain compared intravenous ketamine with additional morphine. […]
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Needle decompression: it's still not going to work
A pet topic that keeps coming up here is management of tension pneumothorax. Plenty of studies demonstrate that traditionally taught […]
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Thoracoabdominal trauma outcomes
In what the authors describe as ‘the largest and most rigorous description of blunt thoracoabdominal injury to date’, we learn […]
Trauma, Ultrasound
Still no oil painting
During a Krav Maga self defence drill a middle aged martial arts enthusiast cleverly blocked a full contact punch with […]
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What is 'hypotension' in penetrating trauma?
I previously noted an article demonstrating that a ‘lowish’ – as opposed to a low – systolic blood pressure is […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Kids, Resus, Trauma
Superglue for CVCs
In resuscitation situations, the securing of vascular catheters is an important but sometimes cumbersome process, particular when sutures are required […]