Hyperosmolar therapy
A great review article from the New England Journal of Medicine summaries the current knowledge base regarding the use of […]
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Trauma
Care of severely injured patient
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Is it time to abandon plain radiography in the trauma room?
For patients who will be having a chest CT, perhaps sonography could replace chest radiography in the resus room as […]
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The Bleeding Trauma Patient
The Bleeding Trauma Patient by Dr Pete Sherren By popular request, Here are the slides from a presentation given by […]
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Head injury was not predictive for cervical spine injury
Two papers examining the same massive European trauma dataset identify risk factors for spinal injury. The first examined all spinal […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Kids, Resus, Trauma
Life, limb and sight-saving procedures
The challenge of competence in the face of rarity by Dr Cliff Reid FCEM, and Dr Mike Clancy FCEM This […]
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Leadership & experience count in trauma resuscitation
These findings shouldn’t be a surprise – and the authors acknowledge a number of methodological weaknesses in what is essentially […]
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Lung ultrasound for pneumothorax by paramedics
This UK study showed that paramedics could successfully acquire and identify lung ultrasound images after a two day course. The […]
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Prehospital burn management in a combat zone.
A military study revealed troops suffering from severe burns tended to receive either no prehospital fluid or too much fluid1. […]
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Out-of hospital traumatic paediatric cardiac arrest
This small study on traumatic arrests in children1 refutes the “100% mortality from traumatic arrest” dogma that people still spout […]
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Helicopters and improved trauma survival
A large retrospective study has shown increased trauma survival associated with helicopter transport. The reason is unclear and may be […]