No, it’s not. But some trauma consultants may feel that way.
This month’s journal club will feature the NEXUS Chest criteria for blunt thoracic trauma. Is CXR and/or CT Chest always indicated in the blunt trauma patient? Is there a set of criteria that predicts an extremely low-risk of clinically significant injury?
Everyone’s favorite, Dr Eli Brown will present on 10/2. Until then, read, post, and discuss. Follow the link below.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.newproxy.downstate.edu/pubmed/23925583
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