Emergency Resuscitative Thoracotomy - Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog

The LITFL Review 008

March 1, 2011 By Kane Guthrie 2 Comments

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The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care

Filed Under: Blog News, Emergency Medicine, Featured, Intensive Care, LITFL review, Reviews, Shout Out, Web Culture, Website Tagged With: cerebral sinus thrombosis, cervical spine injury, Drug Delivery, EM Critical Care, Emergency Resuscitative Thoracotomy, EZ-IO, paediatric syncope, pneumonia risk stratification, The Microskills, white phosphorus poisoning

ED Thoracotomy: Is it Just the First Part of the Autopsy?

August 19, 2010 By Kane Guthrie 3 Comments

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Thoracic trauma is one of the leading causes of death in all age groups and accounts for 25-50% of all traumatic injuries.

Filed Under: Clinical Case, Education, Emergency Medicine, Featured, Health, Trauma Tagged With: Blunt Trauma, chest trauma, Emergency Department Thoracotomy, Emergency Resuscitative Thoracotomy, Penetrating Trauma