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Medical Category: Trauma

Skin Anesthesia: Lidocaine vs Bupivacaine +/- Epinephrine

When selecting a local anesthetic agent for skin wounds I have historically been taught to use lidocaine to provide a faster onset, and to use bupivacaine for a longer duration of action. It can be time consuming to find 0.5% ...

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Trauma

Lidocaine + Bupivacaine vs Bupivacaine Alone for Digital Nerve Blocks

When I first learned digital nerve blocks in the late 1990’s I was taught to mix Lidocaine and Bupivacaine 50/50 to provide faster onset (Lidocaine) and a longer duration of action (Bupivacaine). My use of two agents for digital nerve ...

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Trauma

REBEL Review 68: Simplified Vascular Injury Algorithm

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REBEL Reviews

The PROPPR Randomized Clinical Trial

In the United States, trauma is the leading cause of death among patients between the ages of 1 and 44 years of age and the third leading cause of death overall. Approximately 20 to 40% of trauma deaths occur after ...

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ResuscitationTrauma

REBEL Review 66: Blast Injury Definitions

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REBEL Reviews
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