Trauma
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Measuring, treating brain hypoxia looks promising for TBI
A new trial is in the works to definitively answer whether knowing both intracranial pressure and brain oxygenation can improve neurologic...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Sildenafil improves cerebrovascular reactivity in chronic TBI
Sildenafil may be a useful therapy for TBI because it can correct deficits in cerebrovascular reactivity.
Clinical Review
First EDition: New Assay Helps Distinguish Viral and Bacterial Infections in Children, more
News for and about the practice of emergency medicine.
Conference Coverage
Opioid management protocol lowered trauma patient pain medication use
A targeted pain management protocol for trauma patients addressed the problem of overprescribing of opioids.
Feature
The Changing Landscape of Trauma Care, Part 2
In the conclusion of this review of the changes in trauma care, the authors focus on strategies and techniques in caring for patients presenting...
Case Reports
Approach to the Multitrauma Patient With Sternoclavicular Joint Dislocation
A 28-year-old woman presented for evaluation of bilateral clavicular and right forearm pain...
Case Reports
Vascular Injury Following a Fall Onto an Outstretched Hand
A 46-year-old man presented for evaluation of an injury to his left elbow after a fall.
Feature
The Changing Landscape of Trauma Care, Part 1
In the first of two parts, the authors present the challenges in treating the increasing numbers of older trauma patients, patients on...