Trauma – Page 4

Leadership & experience count in trauma resuscitation

Cliff / July 19, 2012

These findings shouldn’t be a surprise – and the authors acknowledge a number of methodological weaknesses in what is essentially […]

Cliff / May 20, 2012

Image: Nissan Paramedic Front view, Original equipment manufacturer(OEM) by Isuzu Elf, by Mj-bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons This […]

Cliff / May 12, 2012

This small study on traumatic arrests in children1 refutes the “100% mortality from traumatic arrest” dogma that people still spout […]

Cliff / April 18, 2012

A large retrospective study has shown increased trauma survival associated with helicopter transport. The reason is unclear and may be […]

Cliff / April 4, 2012

A middle-aged martial arts enthusiast was training in Krav Maga, and participated in a high-contact punching and grappling sparring exercise […]

Cliff / March 13, 2012

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

Cliff / March 4, 2012

Image: CelsiusKelvinThermometer by Martinvl, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons This study raises an important issue – how do we […]

Cliff / February 25, 2012

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

Cliff / February 12, 2012

More evidence that the obsession with cervical collars is founded on dogma rather than science Background All trauma patients with […]

Cliff / February 8, 2012

Image: Chest drain – bedside with fluids by Johntex, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons An interesting study from Germany […]