Stab wounds to the neck
Image: Lateral head anatomy detail by Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons An algorithm for […]
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Ultrasound of intracranial haematoma
Image: Eye orbit anatomy anterior2 by Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Using a 2Mhz […]
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Sucking chest wound
Image: QuikClot (аптечка Народного тилу) by ReAl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The old idea of three-sided taping of […]
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Tactical Combat Casualty Care
The brave men and women of the military not only risk their lives for us – they also provide a […]
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Two tier trauma team
Image: Trauma Bay at Kings County Hospital Center by Ppatalano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Rather than activating a […]
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Military pre-hospital thoracotomy
Military doctors in Afghanistan reviewed their experience of thoracotomy done within 24 hours of admission to their hospital. The ballistic […]
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Exsanguinating pelvis – occlude the aorta
Some patients with life-threatening arterial haemorrhage from a pelvic fracture may be peri-arrest prior to transfer to the angiography suite. […]
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Tranexamic acid saves lives in trauma
Image: Tranexamic acid (cropped) by Mark Oniffrey, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A convincing, practice-changing trial is a rare […]
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Traumatic Aortic Injury
Two recent papers expand our knowledge of blunt traumatic aortic injury. UK crash data identified risk factors for low impact […]
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The myth of ketamine and head injury
A literature review addresses the myth that ketamine is contraindicated in head injured patients. They summarise articles from the 1970’s […]