Pre-hospital iv and increased mortality
Image: Venflon intravenous cannula 3, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons The US media seem to be making a big […]
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A tracheal tube in the chest
Intercostal catheters can kink, obstruct, or get pulled out. These hazards are greater during transport of the patient. Critical care […]
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Paramedic RSI in Australia
Image: Paramedics on motorcycles by John Torcasio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A prospective, randomized, controlled trial compared paramedic […]
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Missed PTX signs on CXR
Image: Pneumothorax-fr by BruceBlaus, Rezemika (translation), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Chest x-rays often miss pneumothoraces in the trauma […]
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HEMS transport may be predictor of survival
Helicopters are controversial in EMS circles, particularly in the United States, which seems to have a high number of Helicopter […]
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Negative laparotomy
Image: French surgical instruments 1700s by Charles Dionis, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The complication rate after a negative or […]
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Flat IVC on CT associated with deterioration
Image: CT Scanner (NIH BioArt 373 – 632561) by Courtesy of NIAID Ryan Kissinger, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons BACKGROUND: […]
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UK Military Clinical Guidelines
In the United Kingdom, The Academic Department of Military Emergency Medicine at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine produces Clinical […]
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Pre-hospital amputation
British trauma surgeon and pre-hospital pioneer Professor Keith Porter describes how to do a pre-hospital amputation in this months EMJ. […]
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Pelvic splint improved shock
Image: Female Pelvis Grays Anatomy 1893 by Henry Gray, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Splinted any pelvises lately? Karim Brohi’s […]