trauma

Hand and digital wound bleeding should be managed with hemorrhage control, an adequate exam and proper treatment. There are many tools to help manage bleeding and allow for an adequate exam. Using a topical analgesic such as lidocaine, can be helpful with pain control. The addition of epinephrine to a topical analgesic in hand and digital wounds may not be as scary as once thought and may be considered to help with hemorrhage control in certain wounds.

The trauma patient with tracheal injury. We discuss blunt and penetrating neck trauma and management pearls/pitfalls in this life-threatening injury with a great case.

The LBB should not be used as a therapeutic intervention. Instead, spinal motion restriction should be practiced.

What do you do with the head trauma patient who is anticoagulated? Do you discharge the patient, observe and repeat CT, or admit the patient? This post evaluates this question and more.

Pearls and pitfalls in managing the trauma patient and finding occult pathology: a little knowledge goes a long way

A great update on the classification and management of open fractures. What can you do better?

Is there a way to help define a group of kids who are at Low Risk for Intra Abdominal Trauma?

A power review of the literature on management of blunt and penetrating abdominal trauma