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Medical Category: Trauma

American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Conference 2016

This years ACEP 2016 conference took place in Las Vegas, NV from Oct 16th – 19th.  There was greater than 350 courses, labs, and workshops given throughout the week.  It was impossible to make all of these great lectures, but ...

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REBEL Review 73: Intranasal (IN) Medications

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REBEL Reviews

Succinylcholine vs Rocuronium for RSI in Traumatic Brain Injury

Background: Airway management is a critical part of the management of patients presenting with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Emergency Physicians (EPs) have no ability to change the primary injury once it has occurred and so our focus is on preventing ...

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Trauma

What is the Best Anatomic Location for Needle Thoracostomy?

Background: Currently the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) guidelines recommend initial treatment of decompression of a tension pneumothorax, as needle thoracostomy (NT) using a 5cm angiocatheter at the 2nd intercostal space (ICS2) in the mid clavicular line (MCL). With the ...

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Trauma

Clinical Decision Instruments in Minor Head Trauma – New Orleans + Canadian Decision Instruments

Background: CT scans are frequently done after minor head injury to evaluate for intracranial hemorrhage. While CT scans are an excellent tool for diagnosing or ruling out this disorder, they are not without harms including radiation exposure, cost and department ...

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Trauma

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