trauma

Nonaccidental trauma isn’t always easy to pick up, but we need to know when to suspect it and how to manage it. This EM Educator brings you cases, considerations, and resources for your next shift.

The first and last 15 minutes of trauma management are critical in giving your patient the best chance of functional survival. In this podcast we gain perspectives from both academic trauma team leaders Dr. Chris Hicks and Dr. Andrew Petrosoniak and community trauma expert Dr. Kylie Bosman in these critical moments.

Fireworks may be fun, but what about injuries associated with fireworks?

A Social Visit or Your Most Dangerous Presentation Tonight?

An 28-year-old male presents after high-speed MVC with facial pain and loss of consciousness. He has severe facial pain and bruising, conjunctival hemorrhage bilaterally, and facial paresthesias. What is the patient’s diagnosis? What’s the next step in your evaluation?

How do you diagnose and manage basilar skull fractures? This post is filled with the basics, pearls, and more regarding this injury.

Welcome back to the EM Educator Series! This week we look at the challenging and frightening case of the pregnant trauma patient.

A 19-year-old male presents after an MVC. Another passenger reports that the patient hit his head on the seat in front of him. His GCS is 12, and you find hemotympanum, serosanguineous discharge bilaterally from the nares, and CN III palsy on exam. What’s the next step in your evaluation and treatment?

Is whole blood ready for routine use in trauma? What is the evidence behind it? This post evaluates whole blood and provides a glimpse into a currently-used protocol.