Background: We have covered tranexamic acid (TXA) on this blog in several posts. Its use has been studied for everything that bleeds from abnormal uterine bleeding to GI hemorrhage and from multisystem trauma to intracranial hemorrhage. While over the past few …
Background: It almost seems that when it comes to the use of the antifibrinolytic agent tranexamic acid (TXA) in trauma, one argument has just been completed and another one comes up right behind it. Let’s take a step back. Most …
Background: Trauma remains the leading cause of death in the United States for those aged less than 45 years old. Those who arrest from hemorrhage or other traumatic mechanism often carry a very poor prognosis. Various studies have placed the …
Take Home Points Small to Moderate Size Pneumothorax – consider managing conservatively with observation (need to make sure consulting services on same page) Needle aspiration for spontaneous pneumothorax recommend by British Thoracic and European Respiratory Societies 1 in 5 patients …
Take Home Points: Get definitive airway control when necessary Use modality you’re most comfortable with Hard signs – pulsatile bleeding, bruit or thrill, expanding hematoma, airway compromise, massive hemoptysis (think airway injury), hematemesis (think esophageal injury), grossly injured trachea, neurologic …
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