trauma

What are the challenges when dealing with patients with facial trauma? Find out more in this week’s EM Educator Series piece.

The patient with mandibular fracture… Are there any exam maneuvers to assist with diagnosis? What imaging modality should you use for diagnosis? What management is recommended?

The Trauma Chameleon, or the medical emergency disguised as trauma… What should you be on the lookout for?

How can we optimize our care of patients in hemorrhagic shock? This post from Anthony DeVivo and Jenny Beck-Esmay provide you with key pearls and pitfalls in the evaluation and management of the patient with hemorrhagic shock.

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) was created to improve evaluation and management of traumatic injuries. Unfortunately, the literature often outpaces guidelines. This 10th edition provides several important updates for clinicians managing trauma.

Welcome to another post in the EM Educator Series. Today’s edition covers trauma chameleons, difficult populations, and missed traumatic injuries. As an added bonus, we have an educational download available as well!

There are a whole slew of very important occult knee injuries – those that have a normal or near normal x-ray – that can cause serious morbidity if you miss them, and for the catchall soft tissue injuries there are some subtleties in diagnosis and management that will make a real difference to our patients.

Welcome to Part 2 of damage control resuscitation in the non-trauma center. How do you manage this difficult situation? Part 2 discusses several key considerations in the evaluation and management of the sick trauma patient.

Learn about this key trauma finding and how to manage it like a superstar!

How do you evaluate and manage the open joint in the ED? Read on to find out!