Trauma in the ER with no back-up: To pull or not to pull…. We find out what Weingart would do, and the outcome of this sphincter-tightening trauma tribulation.
Trauma Under Pressure
December 21, 2012 by 9 Comments
A young man is fighting for his life following a motorcycle accident. Can you save the day in this, the 34th LITFL case-based Q&A trauma tribulation?
Trauma! Major Burns
September 11, 2012 by 2 Comments
The latest trauma tribulation by John Larkin on the emergency assessment and management of major burns.
Little Wound, Long Knife
June 19, 2012 by 2 Comments
A man has been stabbed near his right clavicle. Is his chest x-ray normal? What needs to be done?
Trauma! Extremity Arterial Hemorrhage
May 15, 2012 by 2 Comments
A man has been stabbed in the arm and it’s a gusher. This case-based Q&A covers the assessment and management of severe arterial hemorrhage from extremity trauma.
Trauma! Extremity Injuries
May 3, 2012 by 3 Comments
A case-based approach to the assessment and managment of major extremity trauma in the emergency department.
Trauma! Pelvic Fractures II
April 23, 2012 by 2 Comments
A Q&A approach to the management of pelvic trauma including pelvic stabilisation, control of hemorrhage and when to scan, operate or go to the angiography suite.
Trauma! Pelvic Fractures I
April 23, 2012 by 3 Comments
A Q&A approach to the assessment of trauma patients with pelvic injury, including examination, investigations and complications.
Trauma! Massive Transfusion
March 28, 2012 by 1 Comment
Recognising haemorrhagic shock and finding the bleeding source is one thing, but how should you resuscitate a bleeding trauma patient? The Q&A post provides an overview of massive transfusion as part of damage control resuscitation of major trauma victims.
Trauma! Major Haemorrhage
March 28, 2012 by 3 Comments
The Trauma! series rocks on… Finally we get to major haemorrhage. This Q&A post tackles the resuscitation of the exanguinating trauma patient.
