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Trauma, Tricks of the Trade
Trick of the Trade: Nail Bed Repair With Tissue Adhesive Glue
Patients with fingertip injuries involving the nail bed typically present to the emergency department and require meticulous repair of the nail bed to prevent long-term cosmetic and functional disability. There...
Salim Rezaie, MD | May 26, 2014
Trauma, Tricks of the Trade
Trick of the Trade: Parting the hair for scalp laceration repair
Trying to suture or staple a scalp laceration is oftentimes a hairy proposition for emergency physicians who repair these types of wounds regularly. Although the “hair apposition technique” method is...
Jeff Wiswell, MD | March 19, 2014
article review, Heme-Oncology, Trauma
Article: Elevated INR May Overestimate Coagulopathy in Trauma and Surgical Patients
A 55 year old woman presents as the driver of a motor vehicle collision. She has moderate abdominal tenderness diffusely and a seat belt sign, but has a negative abdominal/pelvis...
William Paolo, MD | March 18, 2014
aortic injury, blunt cardiac injury, damage control resuscitation, Dave MacKinnon, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Hematology, hemothorax, laryngoscopy, Mike Brzozowski, occult hemothorax, Resuscitation, sternal fracture, tranexamic acid, Trauma, video laryngoscopy
Episode 39: Update in Trauma Literature
Dr. Dave MacKinnon & Dr. Mike Brzozowski return for an Update in Trauma Literature since the epic Episode 10: Trauma Pearls & Pitfalls. In this episode we discuss predicting the...
Anton Helman | February 4, 2014
aortic injury, blunt cardiac injury, damage control resuscitation, Dave MacKinnon, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Hematology, hemothorax, laryngoscopy, Mike Brzozowski, occult hemothorax, Resuscitation, sternal fracture, tranexamic acid, Trauma, video laryngoscopy
Episode 39: Update in Trauma Literature
Dr. Dave MacKinnon & Dr. Mike Brzozowski return for an Update in Trauma Literature since the epic Episode 10: Trauma Pearls & Pitfalls. In this episode we discuss predicting the...
Anton Helman | February 4, 2014
aortic injury, blunt cardiac injury, damage control resuscitation, Dave MacKinnon, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Hematology, hemothorax, laryngoscopy, Mike Brzozowski, occult hemothorax, Resuscitation, sternal fracture, tranexamic acid, Trauma, video laryngoscopy
Episode 39: Update in Trauma Literature
Dr. Dave MacKinnon & Dr. Mike Brzozowski return for an Update in Trauma Literature since the epic Episode 10: Trauma Pearls & Pitfalls. In this episode we discuss predicting the...
Anton Helman | February 4, 2014
Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Pediatrics, Trauma
Head injury in pediatric patients: To CT or not to CT?
Intracranial injury is the leading cause of death and disability in children. It can arise after severe, moderate, or minor head injury. Children with minor head injury present the greatest...
Josh Easter, MD | January 23, 2014
Cardiovascular, Trauma
Should We Admit All Patients with Sternal Fractures?
The detection rate of sternal fractures following motor vehicle collisions and blunt trauma to the chest and abdomen has increased over the past decade. The reason for this increase is...
Salim Rezaie, MD | January 17, 2014
best, Best Case Ever, cardiac arrest, CPR, Dave MacKinnon, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, penetrating trauma, Resuscitation, Trauma, trauma resuscitation, traumatic arrest
Best Case Ever 20: CPR in Trauma
BEST CASE EVER 20: CPR in Trauma?!?! Closed Chest Compressions in Traumatic Arrest?!?! Is CPR ever successful in the trauma patient? Dr. Dave MacKinnon, Trauma Team Leader at St. Michael's...
Anton Helman | December 3, 2013
best, Best Case Ever, cardiac arrest, CPR, Dave MacKinnon, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, penetrating trauma, Resuscitation, Trauma, trauma resuscitation, traumatic arrest
Best Case Ever 20: CPR in Trauma
BEST CASE EVER 20: CPR in Trauma?!?! Closed Chest Compressions in Traumatic Arrest?!?! Is CPR ever successful in the trauma patient? Dr. Dave MacKinnon, Trauma Team Leader at St. Michael's...
Anton Helman | December 3, 2013
best, Best Case Ever, cardiac arrest, CPR, Dave MacKinnon, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, penetrating trauma, Resuscitation, Trauma, trauma resuscitation, traumatic arrest
Best Case Ever 20: CPR in Trauma
BEST CASE EVER 20: CPR in Trauma?!?! Closed Chest Compressions in Traumatic Arrest?!?! Is CPR ever successful in the trauma patient? Dr. Dave MacKinnon, Trauma Team Leader at St. Michael's...
Anton Helman | December 3, 2013
Cardiovascular, Critical Care/ Resus, EMS, Environmental, Gastrointestinal, Infectious Disease, Neurology, Orthopedic, Pediatrics, Pulmonary, Renal, Trauma, Ultrasound
52 Articles in 52 Weeks: Landmark EM Articles 2013
To provide a resource for evidence-based Emergency Medical education, this list of must-read landmark articles was created to supplement the Emergency Medicine (EM) internship year of training. There are 52...
Emily Junck, MD | November 12, 2013
Apixaban, best, Best Case Ever, dabigitran, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Hematology, INR, Katerina Pavenski, PCCs, Resuscitation, rivaroxiban, Trauma, Warfarin
Best Case Ever 18: Anticoagulant Reversal in Trauma
Dr. Katerina Pavenski, on Anticoagulant Reversal in Trauma. A leader in Transfusion Medicine from St. Michael's Hospital, Dr. Pavenski tells us about her Best Case Ever in which a straight...
Anton Helman | September 4, 2013

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