Trauma scissors vs the Rescue Hook
Trauma scissors vs the Rescue Hook, exposing a simulated patient: a pilot study American military investigators compared traditional trauma scissors […]
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High BMI and frontal crashes
In adult patients injured in front impact motor vehicle collisions, the outcomes of obese patients with a Body Mass Index […]
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ETCO2 all over the place in trauma
In 180 intubated trauma patients in the ED, there was little correlation between arterial carbon dioxide tension (PaCO2) and end-tidal […]
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Blood product ratios and survival bias
Haemostatic resuscitation of trauma patients, using high ratios of fresh frozen plasma (FFP) to packed red cells (PRBC), is growing […]
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Sodium lactate for raised ICP
Lactate may be an important metabolic substrate for injured brain and sodium lactate may have beneficial effects on cerebral oedema […]
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Passenger Compartment Intrusion and Kids
The presence and degree of compartment intrusion (from crash investigation data) was correlated with the likelihood of serious injury in […]
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Whole body CT in trauma
German trauma patients are more likely to survive if they have a whole body CT rather than selective scans. Or […]
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Rectal exam has lousy test characteristics
A comprehensive review of the literature, the findings of which showed ‘compelling’ consistency: digital rectal examination (DRE) as a screening […]
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Chest needle too short
This CT study of 110 trauma patients showed: ‘the standard 4.4-cm angiocatheter is likely to be unsuccessful in 50% (95% […]
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Transfusion and ARDS
Blood transfusion in trauma is a risk factor for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). An analysis of 14070 patients in […]