Articles Tagged With: trauma
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Tactical Emergency Medicine
Mass casualty shooting events in the United States, although rare, appear to be increasing in frequency. Active shooter attacks have become a favored means of inflicting terror attacks. This article has the purpose of speeding the transition of military medical lessons learned from the battlefield to civilian medical response to high-risk situations.
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Anticoagulation in the Trauma Patient
The number and variety of anticoagulants have expanded greatly during the past decade. Because of the large number of individuals on anticoagulation for various conditions, anticoagulated patients assuredly will present as trauma patients.
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Spinal Cord Injury
The spinal cord, although well protected, can be injured in a variety of ways, including motor vehicle collisions and sporting events. The inability of the neurons to regenerate, and their sensitivity to anoxia and hypoperfusion, makes the timely diagnosis and treatment of spinal cord injury imperative to preserve as much function as possible. This article will cover the basic epidemiology, physiology, and treatments for spinal cord injury in an attempt to prepare the reader to manage these complex injuries.
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Advances in Pediatric Abdominal Trauma: What’s New in Assessment and Management
This article will cover major points the provider needs to know to appropriately manage a child with potential abdominal trauma, including the acute resuscitation and specific organ injury management.
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Pediatric Visceral Trauma
Trauma patients are often very difficult to assess, particularly young children.This article reviews trauma in children. It reminds us that children are not little adults. Their injury pattern and their response to injury are unique.
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The Initial Evaluation and Clearance of Spinal Injuries in Emergency Medical Practice
The initial evaluation and management of patients with potential spinal injuries in emergency medicine practice is in evolution. The authors thoughtfully explore the evidence available and its limitations.
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Emergency Airway Management: A Targeted Review of Difficult Trauma Situations
Airway management is one of the cornerstones of emergency medicine practice and resuscitation. An emergency clinician must have a strategy for these situations based on clinical skills, available devices, urgency of the situation, and potential consultants.
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Electrical and Lightning Injuries
Although electrical injuries are rare, patients who present with these injuries to emergency departments pose particular challenges to emergency physicians and trauma surgeons.
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Ultrasound for Trauma
Point-of-care ultrasound is a critical clinical tool that facilitates the early diagnosis of many life-threatening injuries. As with any test, clinicians need to fully appreciate indications and limitations of the diagnostic tool and integrate where advantageous to their practice.
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Man-made Disaster: In-hospital Management
Man-made disaster directly impacts the emergency department and hospital when a mass casualty situation ensues, and is the focus of this review article. Using contemporary examples and the current literature, what follows is a primer on the causes, injury patterns, resource utilization, triage, and preparation for man-made mass casualty events.