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Another argument for ED thoracotomy

Cliff / April 18, 2013

A team from Los Angeles (including the great Kenji Inaba) has published a study on penetrating cardiac wounds in the […]

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What is 'hypotension' in penetrating trauma?

Cliff / October 6, 2012

I previously noted an article demonstrating that a ‘lowish’ – as opposed to a low – systolic blood pressure is […]

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Simple emergency haemorrhage control

Cliff / March 13, 2012

I had the honour of attending trauma rounds with leading South African trauma surgeons today at Groote Schuur Hospital in […]

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The REAL Shocked Patient

Cliff / February 25, 2012

I promised to put some summary notes on the site for those who attended my talk on ‘The REAL Shocked […]

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FIRST: Fluids in Resuscitation of Severe Trauma

Cliff / January 20, 2012

This is the first randomized, controlled, double-blind study comparing crystalloids with isotonic colloids in trauma. 0.9% saline was compared with […]

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Complications after penetrating cardiac injury

Cliff / November 30, 2011

Trauma specialists from Arizona and California describe patients with penetrating cardiac wounds, a quarter of whom survive to discharge. Survival […]

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Prehospital Spine Immobilisation for Penetrating Trauma

Cliff / September 11, 2011

The Executive Committee of Prehospital Trauma Life Support, comprised of surgeons, emergency physicians, and paramedics, has reviewed the literature and […]

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