Today’s Morning Report is presented by Dr. Alsup! Unstable Cervical Spine Fractures “If thou examinest a man having a dislocation in a vertebra of his neck, shouldst thou find him unconscious of his two arms and his two legs…
Tag: trauma
Blunt Cardiac Injury
“The heart was made to be broken.” ― Oscar Wilde Blunt thoracic trauma accounts for 25% of all traumatic fatalities. Blunt Cardiac Injury (BCI) has been quoted to be present in up to 76% of blunt thoracic trauma patients. BCI…
Morning Report: 1/7/2014
Here’s Dr. McMillan with today’s Morning Report! The Glasgow Coma Scale
Morning Report: 12/19/2013
Dr. Reisman presents today’s Morning Report! What is the evidence for pre-hospital spinal immobilization of trauma patients? Routine spinal immobilization in trauma patients: What are the advantages and disadvantages? S. Abram, C. Bulstrode The surgeon: journal of the…
Morning Report: 11/8/2013
Here’s Dr. DiMare with today’s Morning Report! Post Traumatic Seizure (PTS) Seizure after mild to moderate trauma: – 1.5 to 15% of patients – Are due to focal, structural changes as a result of injury – “Early” –…
GEE, YOU! Pay attention to my GU Trauma bit!
We recently had a case of pediatric GU injury after blunt trauma. This inspired me to write a piece on GU injuries. Enjoy! Most GU injuries are a result of blunt trauma. Up to 10% of patients in the…
ED Critical Care Conference: September 2013
ED Critical Care Conference: Sept 2013 The Curious Case of AMS with an (initially) Normal CT Head presented by Dr. Andy Grock Case: 24 yo M, no pmhx presents AMS s/p assault. MRI shows Diffuse Axonal Injury. TBI Discussion Severity…
Morning Report: 8/30/2013
Here’s Dr. Youn with today’s Morning Report! Lateral Canthotomy/Cantholysis Emergent concern: retinal ischemia, optic nerve compression Indications: Acute orbital compartment syndrome – usually 2/2 traumatic retrobulbar hemorrhage Decreased visual acuity IOP > 40 mmHg (normal range: 10-20)…