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Dysphagia and Cervical Spine Injury

The Trauma Pro

Patients with cervical fractures more commonly need a tracheostomy for ventilatory support and/or have a head injury , and these are well known culprits in dysphagia Normal soft tissue (<6mm at C2, <22mm at C6) A study in the Jan 2011 Journal of Trauma outlined the dysphagia problem seen with placement of a halo vest.

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Glasgow Coma Scale in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

We have mentioned the Glasgow Coma Scale in multiple delicious morsels: Minor closed head injuries in <3 month olds and in the rebaked morsel , Blunt cerebrovascular injury , Cerebral edema in DKA , Pediatric Trauma Pitfalls , and Carbon monoxide poisoning. Predicting outcome in individual patients after severe head injury.

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The PROPHY-VAP Trial: Ceftriaxone to Prevent VAP in Patients with Acute Brain Injury

RebelEM

Patient data anonymized when presented to adjudication committee to avoid detection bias Well-balanced patient characteristics between groups. Included traumatic and nontraumatic brain injuries. BMC Neurol 2011 , 11 , 110. Bacterial colonization patterns in mechanically ventilated patients with traumatic and medical head injury.

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