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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 80: Traumatic Arthrotomy

EMDocs

Functional outcomes Severe soft tissue injuries and damage to the bony structures => poor functional outcomes. 2007 Aug;21(7):442-3. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2020 Sep;29(9):1869-1875. PMID: 32444316. Keese GR, et al. The accuracy of the saline load test in the diagnosis of traumatic knee arthrotomies. J Orthop Trauma.

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Pediatric Pain

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Some are simple comfort measures such as splinting (fracture or sprain), applying cold (acute soft tissue injury) or heat (non-traumatic, non-specific pain), or other targeted non-pharmacology. Skin and Soft tissue Skin and soft tissue injuries or abscesses often require solid non-pharmacopoeia in addition to local anesthetics.

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Beyond Ketamine: When to use Facilitated Intubation in the ED

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Reduced Tissue Manipulation: With video laryngoscopy, less force is required to achieve proper visualization, reducing the risk of activating the gag reflex, dental trauma, soft tissue injury, and bleeding during intubation attempts (25). 2007): 748. PMID: 33308912 Neilipovitz, David T., and Edward T.