Browsing: Trauma

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Trauma

Pressure! Pushing Down on Me, Pushing Down on You: The Underlying Danger of Pressure Washer Injuries

4/23/2020 Morgan Ritz, MD , Ana Davitt, MD
Although high-pressure injection injuries may only leave small superficial wounds, they can create widespread multilayer soft tissue injuries, deep-space infections, and lead to compartment syndrome.
Orthopedics , Trauma

Forearm Strangulation: An Interesting Cause of Compartment Syndrome

12/16/2019 Amy E. Mulcahy, PA-C, MS, PHPE , Brendan A. Mulcahy, DO, PHP, PA-C
Investigate the pressure of this tangled case of a patient with a limb-threatening injury at first discharged home in the absence of a fracture.
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Toxicology , Disaster Medicine , Trauma

So I Watched CHERNOBYL… Now What? Revisiting Acute Radiation Syndrome

10/10/2019 Leslie Crosby, MD , Laura Roper, MD , Dorian Jacobs, MD
A targeted look at the effects of radiation sickness and what measures to take for decontamination and initial treatment.
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Neurology , Trauma

Jackhammer Dissection

8/13/2019 Mary Katherine Montes de Oca , Zane P. Osborne, MD, MBA, FACEP , Sarah E. Fabiano, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
If a patient presents with recent trauma, neck pain, headache or neck manipulation with signs or symptoms of stroke, cervical artery dissection should be considered.
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Trauma , Prehospital Care , EMS

The Use of Low Titer Group O Whole Blood in Emergency Medicine

10/17/2018 Christa A. L. Arefieva, MS, MSIV , Bryan Chen, MD , Theodore T. Redman, MD, MPH , Andrew D. Fisher, MPAS, PA-C, LP
Trauma is the leading cause of death for people ages 46 and younger in the U.S. - yet up to 20% of trauma deaths are potentially survivable. Can the use of low titer Group O whole blood improve outcom
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Trauma , Hematology

A Simplified Treatment-Based Approach to TEG and ROTEM

6/11/2018 Adam Morcom, MD
It's becoming more common to use thromboelastography and rotational thromboelastometry in the ED. What's your comfort level with TEG and ROTEM?
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Trauma

Modern Trends in Blast Injuries

6/10/2018 Kristen Whitworth, DO , Tiffany Proffitt, DO, MABS , Jesse Kellar, MD, MBA, FACEP
Emergency physicians need to know what types of injuries can result from explosions. Start by understanding the 4 categories of blast injuries.
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Critical Care , Neurology , Traumatic Brain Injury , Trauma

Revisiting Cerebral Perfusion Pressure: A Framework for Approaching TBI

4/15/2018 Kristin Schmid, MD , Tina Chen, MD
In the United States, more than 2.5 million patients seek care for traumatic brain injury every year, accounting for approximately 2% of all ED visits. The equation for cerebral perfusion pressure can
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Trauma

Targeted Therapy Through Thromboelastography in Trauma (Now that's a Tongue Twister!)

12/1/2016 Harsha Musunuru, DO , Daniel Hake, MSIV , Anne Newbold, DO
Targeted Therapy Through Thromboelastography in Trauma (Now that's a Tongue Twister!) By measuring the clotting ability of a patient's whole blood sample in real time, the TEG is able to provide a mo
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Clinical , Trauma

Does TXA MATTER When Your Patients CRASH?

8/5/2015 Michael Spigner, MD, EMT-CC
Does TXA MATTER When Your Patients CRASH? A Summary of 2 Seminal Studies of Tranexamic Acid in Trauma The past decade has ushered in significant advances in the care of patients with traumatic injuri